Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 5.8 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$18.74
€17.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$12.22
€11.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$2.94
€2.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$2.33
€2.21
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$1.79
€1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$4.40
€4.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$4.42
€4.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$6.89
€6.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$0.86
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.05
€1.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$1.65
€1.56
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Netherlands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.80
€7.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.88
€90.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,938.58
€30,289.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.75
€21.57
|
pay 9.4 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$43.11
€40.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$1,289.16
€1,222.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$1,051.87
€997.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$187.76
€178.06
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Netherlands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$1,627.96
€1,543.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$9,050.97
€8,583.60
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Netherlands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$5.55
€5.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$3.60
€3.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$11.52
€10.93
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.99
€36.98
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.94
€13.22
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$84.34
€79.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.25
€36.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.60
€87.82
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$118.53
€112.41
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