Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 13.3% cheaper than Cambodia.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
KHR13,776.66
|
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
KHR24,109.15
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KHR3,368.53
|
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KHR2,484.05
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
KHR7,268.38
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
KHR31,073.42
|
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
KHR7,499.81
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
KHR8,096.46
|
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
KHR6,337.83
|
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,708.07
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
KHR6,533.87
|
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,582.63
|
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,683.39
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
KHR2,291.30
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
KHR18,389.70
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.94
KHR36,214.38
|
?? |
pay 40.5% less for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.61
KHR95,677.42
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.99
KHR1,357,375.48
|
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.97
KHR911,573.68
|
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.35
KHR240,502.35
|
?? | |
pay 1.9% less for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.67
KHR971,119.28
|
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.88
KHR28,229,485.20
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
|
pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
KHR4,254.56
|
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KHR8,610.82
|
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.58
KHR164,441.96
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.50
KHR95,221.01
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.98
KHR80,971.63
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.88
KHR266,922.74
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.83
KHR161,403.00
|
?? |
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