Cost of living comparison
Albania is 96.7% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Albania instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 70.3% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 3.8% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
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