Cost of living comparison
Italy is 3.3 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Italy instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$16.15
€15.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$2.55
€2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$6.83
€6.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$5.53
€5.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$1.31
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.22
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.81
€37.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.13
€18.34
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$28.87
€27.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$656.19
€629.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$511.91
€490.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$150.39
€144.19
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$508.72
€487.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$5.01
€4.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$52.12
€49.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.39
€9.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.41
€75.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.87
€32.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.07
€82.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.43
€110.67
|
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