Cost of living comparison
Italy is 3.3 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Italy instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
$6.81
€6.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.24
€35.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.55
€17.98
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.86
€27.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
$660.64
€607.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
$504.89
€464.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$158.99
€146.20
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
$519.28
€477.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$52.41
€48.20
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.51
€8.75
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.74
€70.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.05
€31.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$84.06
€77.30
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.51
€106.22
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