Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.9 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Austria instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$15.38
€14.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$10.63
€10.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$2.40
€2.30
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$2.51
€2.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
$8.15
€7.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$5.62
€5.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$6.06
€5.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$1.88
€1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.30
€6.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.89
€46.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,790.93
€25,715.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.20
€19.39
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$36.05
€34.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$834.31
€800.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$704.76
€676.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$275.88
€264.81
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
$436.40
€418.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
$14,173.71
€13,605.02
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$4.65
€4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$3.63
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.89
€44.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.58
€12.07
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.11
€81.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.90
€42.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.16
€84.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$118.74
€113.97
|
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