Cost of living comparison
Romania is 2.1 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Romania instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,331
|
$8.56
RON39.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,709
|
$6.33
RON29.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,428
|
$1.72
RON7.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,908
|
$1.43
RON6.63
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$1.08
RON5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,582
|
$3.79
RON17.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF7,983
|
$5.46
RON25.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF5,942
|
$2.83
RON13.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,251
|
$2.70
RON12.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,656
|
$0.47
RON2.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.66
RON3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,914
|
$0.65
RON3.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$0.85
RON3.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.38
RON1.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
$0.41
RON1.90
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.64
RON26.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.73
RON96.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,159.13
RON116,781.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.39
RON29.68
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$8.45
RON39.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF838,990
|
$363.94
RON1,689.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF211,966
|
$266.85
RON1,238.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$107.36
RON498.36
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF307,193
|
$405.62
RON1,882.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF30,719,330
|
$6,284.14
RON29,169.08
|
|
pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,570
|
$2.01
RON9.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,567
|
$2.20
RON10.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,033
|
$5.30
RON24.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.40
RON173.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.19
RON28.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.67
RON267.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.90
RON162.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$69.76
RON323.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$80.53
RON373.80
|
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