Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 59.3% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
$2.26
THB76.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
$5.53
THB187.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
$0.63
THB21.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
$0.35
THB11.82
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$1.38
THB46.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
$7.97
THB269.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
$6.00
THB202.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
$1.92
THB64.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
$1.07
THB36.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
$1.19
THB40.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.48
THB16.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
$0.79
THB26.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$0.63
THB21.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.64
THB21.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
$0.45
THB15.39
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.25
THB143.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.11
THB747.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,588.11
THB831,813.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.24
THB312.43
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$15.82
THB535.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
$393.06
THB13,297.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
$209.24
THB7,078.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$48.32
THB1,634.62
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
$329.15
THB11,135.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
$10,347.16
THB350,043.48
|
|
pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
$1.87
THB63.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
$1.81
THB61.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
$3.52
THB118.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.67
THB1,578.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.45
THB184.45
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$34.16
THB1,155.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.70
THB903.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.98
THB2,570.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$61.99
THB2,097.17
|
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