Cost of living comparison
Peru is 55.7% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Peru instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 49.7% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.78
PEN67.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,101.60
PEN75,778.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.41
PEN58.10
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.39
PEN110.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
$246.39
PEN928.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.26
PEN163.08
|
|
pay 20.8% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
$193.88
PEN730.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,070.21
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.12
PEN121.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.11
PEN170.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.43
PEN88.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$70.13
PEN264.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$71.17
PEN268.29
|
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