Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 29.0% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
pay 76.3% more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
|
pay 36.7% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
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