Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 59.8% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.5% less in Burundi
- Groceries
-
pay 42.0% less in Burundi
- Housing
-
pay 77.4% less in Burundi
- Childcare
-
pay 50.5% less in Burundi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.7% less in Burundi
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are lower in Burundi.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Austria, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.15
|
$1.84
BIF5,435
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.77
|
$3.69
BIF10,918
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$0.49
BIF1,456
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$0.66
BIF1,945
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
$0.73
BIF2,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.50
|
$6.06
BIF17,924
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.16
|
$2.75
BIF8,138
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
$2.05
BIF6,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.58
|
$3.19
BIF9,431
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$2.64
BIF7,805
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.66
BIF1,951
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$0.44
BIF1,301
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.79
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€44.95
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€24,636.48
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€18.58
|
?? |
pay 77.4% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€33.15
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€767.22
|
$289.31
BIF855,329
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€648.09
|
$73.09
BIF216,094
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€253.70
|
?? | |
pay 50.5% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€401.31
|
$105.93
BIF313,176
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,033.90
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,317,594
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.27
|
$1.23
BIF3,639
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.33
|
$2.95
BIF8,734
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.03
|
$2.43
BIF7,170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.20
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.57
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€78.27
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€40.37
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€81.07
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€109.19
|
?? |
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