Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 2.7 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$7.14
€6.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$1.59
€1.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$1.27
€1.20
|
|
pay 78.4% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$1.61
€1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$3.96
€3.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$2.14
€2.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$3.89
€3.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.19
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.22
€31.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,042.91
€21,853.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.76
€20.63
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.88
€30.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$509.09
€482.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$509.09
€482.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$67.62
€64.12
|
|
pay 90.5% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$350.11
€332.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$5,358.82
€5,082.10
|
|
pay 97.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$1.47
€1.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$4.74
€4.50
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.66
€66.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.97
€6.61
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
San Marino
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$101.82
€96.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$107.18
€101.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.10
€86.40
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