Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 0.4% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Benin, you would:
pay 16.7% less for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.26
BIF777
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
?? |
pay 9.1% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
?? | |
pay 14.3% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
?? |
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