Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 2.5 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$10.23
€9.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$7.08
€6.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$1.37
€1.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$1.17
€1.12
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$5.17
€4.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$4.66
€4.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$2.72
€2.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$1.39
€1.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.38
€0.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.37
€0.36
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.76
€6.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.41
€37.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,606.21
€24,550.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.07
€8.70
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.22
€16.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$467.65
€448.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$322.68
€309.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$196.83
€188.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$427.69
€410.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$13,383.30
€12,831.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$3.06
€2.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$4.95
€4.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.71
€40.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
€9.59
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.51
€73.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.17
€41.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$84.42
€80.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$120.68
€115.70
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