Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 76.7% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 13.1% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
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