Cost of living comparison

 Burundi
compared to
 Ecuador
Ecuador vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Ecuador is 69.5% more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants
pay 61.4% more in Ecuador
Groceries
pay 38.7% more in Ecuador
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Ecuador
Childcare
pay 30.0% more in Ecuador
Entertainment and Sports
pay 67.5% more in Ecuador

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and childcare in Ecuador are more expensive than in Burundi. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Ecuador.

Ecuador vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ecuador instead of Burundi, you would:

pay 61.4% more for restaurants

 
Burundi
Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.84
BIF5,434
$3.39
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.69
BIF10,916
$6.83
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.49
BIF1,455
$0.90
 

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pay 38.7% more for groceries

 
Burundi
Ecuador
Bread
1 loaf
$0.73
BIF2,151
$1.64
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.06
BIF17,922
$3.00
 
Milk (1 gallon) $2.75
BIF8,137
$4.18
 

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Burundi
Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $2.46
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $24.42
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $23,111.11
 

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Burundi
Ecuador
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $30.71
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $289.31
BIF855,219
$344.59
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $73.09
BIF216,066
$278.18
 

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pay 30.0% more for childcare

 
Burundi
Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $105.93
BIF313,135
$227.49
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,592.87
BIF31,313,539
$4,800.83
 

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pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Burundi
Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
BIF3,639
$2.17
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.95
BIF8,733
$2.37
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.43
BIF7,169
$5.97
 

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Burundi
Ecuador
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $53.26
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $46.74
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $93.54
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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