Cost of living comparison

 Bosnia and Herzegovina
compared to
 Burundi
Burundi vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Burundi is 20.1% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants
pay 49.7% less in Burundi
Groceries
pay 17.4% more in Burundi
Housing
pay 18.8% less in Burundi
Childcare
pay 2.3 times more in Burundi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.8% more in Burundi

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Burundi are more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in Burundi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Burundi.

Burundi vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burundi instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

pay 49.7% less for restaurants

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.02
BAM10.94
$1.84
BIF5,448
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.03
BAM9.13
$3.69
BIF10,945
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.57
BAM2.84
$0.49
BIF1,459

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pay 17.4% more for groceries

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burundi
Bread
1 loaf
$0.98
BAM1.77
$0.73
BIF2,156
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.52
BAM6.39
$6.06
BIF17,969
Milk (1 gallon) $4.65
BAM8.45
$2.75
BIF8,158

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.43
BAM9.86
??
Monthly public transit pass $35.51
BAM64.46
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,491.04
BAM44,463.65
??

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pay 18.8% less for housing

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burundi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.89
BAM43.38
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $237.10
BAM430.45
$289.31
BIF857,463
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $180.33
BAM327.39
$73.09
BIF216,633

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $139.91
BAM254.01
$105.93
BIF313,957
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,744.59
BAM4,982.82
$10,592.87
BIF31,395,715

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pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.79
BAM3.26
$1.23
BIF3,648
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.34
BAM2.43
$2.95
BIF8,756
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.34
BAM6.07
$2.43
BIF7,188

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burundi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.86
BAM105.05
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.34
BAM55.09
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.76
BAM152.07
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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