Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 2.5 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$12.54
€11.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$8.68
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$2.03
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$5.07
€4.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$4.04
€3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$2.47
€2.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$3.50
€3.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$1.24
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.46
€0.44
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.86
€6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.40
€21.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,622.60
€25,247.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.20
€8.73
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.99
€26.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$484.69
€459.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$364.00
€345.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$208.88
€198.10
|
|
pay 44.3% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$230.59
€218.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$7,509.99
€7,122.19
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$4.19
€3.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$3.38
€3.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$5.81
€5.51
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.35
€43.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.77
€8.31
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$101.44
€96.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.43
€32.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.18
€76.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.56
€93.47
|
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