Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 2.7 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$11.85
€11.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$2.08
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$1.60
€1.54
|
|
pay 67.0% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$5.79
€5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$5.11
€4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$3.06
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.74
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$1.42
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.35
€0.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.98
€28.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.62
€10.18
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$14.64
€14.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$507.54
€486.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$347.76
€333.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$146.97
€140.92
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$477.03
€457.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$4.82
€4.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.43
€39.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.20
€7.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$94.52
€90.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.49
€35.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.84
€85.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$141.41
€135.58
|
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