Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 45.3% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$6.02
BAM11.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$5.03
BAM9.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$1.57
BAM2.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.00
BAM1.87
|
|
pay 40.2% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$0.98
BAM1.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
$3.52
BAM6.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$4.65
BAM8.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$2.51
BAM4.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$3.05
BAM5.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$0.53
BAM1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$0.69
BAM1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$0.47
BAM0.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.43
BAM10.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.51
BAM66.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,491.04
BAM45,740.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.78
BAM14.53
|
pay 64.3% more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.89
BAM44.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$237.10
BAM442.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$180.33
BAM336.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$108.25
BAM202.17
|
|
pay 21.0% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
$139.91
BAM261.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
$2,744.59
BAM5,125.95
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$1.79
BAM3.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$1.34
BAM2.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$3.34
BAM6.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$25.77
BAM48.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.65
BAM8.68
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.86
BAM108.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.34
BAM56.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.76
BAM156.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.14
BAM179.55
|
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