Cost of living comparison
Chile is 2.2 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Chile instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 70.1% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.34
CLF1.1800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,204.48
CLF575.7100
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$453.06
CLF16.1000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$359.28
CLF12.7600
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$78.13
CLF2.7800
|
|
pay 69.4% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$313.82
CLF11.1500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$4,486.89
CLF159.4100
|
|
pay 74.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.53
CLF1.4400
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.89
CLF1.5600
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$61.62
CLF2.1900
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$78.35
CLF2.7800
|
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