Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 5.4 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
$18.07
£13.98
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
$8.96
£6.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
$2.14
£1.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
$1.52
£1.18
|
|
pay 94.4% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$1.46
£1.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
$4.24
£3.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
$5.75
£4.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
$3.68
£2.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
$3.66
£2.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
$1.20
£0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
$1.22
£0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$1.40
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.22
£5.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$94.64
£73.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,464.66
£25,900.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.98
£13.14
|
pay 8.7 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.59
£29.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
$1,224.35
£947.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
$974.65
£754.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$234.45
£181.46
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
$1,426.61
£1,104.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
$18,036.83
£13,959.86
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
$5.42
£4.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
$3.93
£3.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
$16.35
£12.66
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.82
£33.91
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.87
£9.96
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.61
£59.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.64
£30.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.51
£70.05
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.66
£73.27
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