Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 40.3% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 64.0% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$3.05
BOB21.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$6.91
BOB47.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$0.94
BOB6.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.74
BOB5.10
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$1.27
BOB8.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$2.34
BOB16.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$3.62
BOB25.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$1.94
BOB13.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$1.55
BOB10.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$0.95
BOB6.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.45
BOB3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$0.63
BOB4.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.62
BOB4.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.49
BOB3.39
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.00
BOB13.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.96
BOB179.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,221.21
BOB112,427.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.22
BOB91.66
|
pay 96.6% more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$45.11
BOB312.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$339.61
BOB2,353.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$201.58
BOB1,397.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$29.25
BOB202.72
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$177.46
BOB1,229.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$3,275.34
BOB22,701.14
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$1.78
BOB12.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$2.57
BOB17.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$2.60
BOB18.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.68
BOB240.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.37
BOB44.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.88
BOB290.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.40
BOB335.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$61.94
BOB429.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$54.65
BOB378.75
|
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