Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 11.9% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA866
|
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA502
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA489
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA352
|
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.26
BIF777
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
?? |
pay 45.6% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
|
pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA719
|
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
?? |
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