Cost of living comparison
Burma is 19.3% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Burma instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
Zambia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$2.92
K6,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$0.58
K1,223
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$0.34
K713
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$4.84
K10,180
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$5.47
K11,515
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$2.68
K5,641
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$0.86
K1,801
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$0.34
K716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$0.98
K2,055
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$0.72
K1,509
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$0.57
K1,190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.73
K1,528
|
|
pay 9.7% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$2.73
K5,758
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$17.15
K36,099
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$9.47
K19,940
|
|
pay 29.8% more for housing
Zambia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$320.96
K675,688
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
|
pay 82.5% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$1.09
K2,304
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$2.07
K4,348
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$34.84
K73,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$3.92
K8,259
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$88.67
K186,677
|
|
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