Cost of living comparison

 Central African Republic
compared to
 Burundi
Burundi vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Burundi is 53.2% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 70.8% less in Burundi
Groceries
pay 25.0% less in Burundi
Housing
pay 91.2% less in Burundi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.7% less in Burundi

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Burundi.

Burundi vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burundi instead of Central African Republic, you would:

pay 70.8% less for restaurants

 
Central African Republic
Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA4,608
$1.84
BIF5,379
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA6,912
$3.69
BIF10,805
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
FCFA1,152
$0.49
BIF1,441

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pay 25.0% less for groceries

 
Central African Republic
Burundi
Bread
1 loaf
$2.86
FCFA1,613
$0.73
BIF2,129
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.06
FCFA1,728
$6.06
BIF17,739
Milk (1 gallon) $17.01
FCFA9,594
$2.75
BIF8,054

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Central African Republic
Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.28
FCFA5,233
??
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 91.2% less for housing

 
Central African Republic
Burundi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? ??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,984.60
FCFA1,119,494
$289.31
BIF846,512
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,402.03
FCFA1,354,963
$73.09
BIF213,866

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Central African Republic
Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $105.93
BIF309,947
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,592.87
BIF30,994,745

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pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Central African Republic
Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.86
FCFA1,613
$1.23
BIF3,602
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
FCFA1,382
$2.95
BIF8,644
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.08
FCFA2,304
$2.43
BIF7,096

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Central African Republic
Burundi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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