Cost of living comparison

 Chad
compared to
Burundi vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Burundi is 69.6% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants
pay 34.9% less in Burundi
Groceries
pay 1.6% more in Burundi
Housing
pay 69.2% less in Burundi
Childcare
pay 4.7 times more in Burundi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 79.2% more in Burundi

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Burundi are more expensive than in Chad. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Burundi. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Burundi.

Burundi vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burundi instead of Chad, you would:

pay 34.9% less for restaurants

 
Chad
Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA4,584
$1.84
BIF5,406
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.29
FCFA2,406
$3.69
BIF10,860
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.90
FCFA506
$0.49
BIF1,448

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pay 1.6% more for groceries

 
Chad
Burundi
Bread
1 loaf
$0.33
FCFA183
$0.73
BIF2,140
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.63
FCFA917
$6.06
BIF17,830
Milk (1 gallon) $11.03
FCFA6,190
$2.75
BIF8,095

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Chad
Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.92
FCFA2,200
??
Monthly public transit pass $81.69
FCFA45,845
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,273.85
FCFA6,326,563
??

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pay 69.2% less for housing

 
Chad
Burundi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$190.62
FCFA106,971
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,386.33
FCFA777,970
$289.31
BIF850,851
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $179.73
FCFA100,858
$73.09
BIF214,962

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

 
Chad
Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $35.95
FCFA20,172
$105.93
BIF311,536
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,633.89
FCFA916,893
$10,592.87
BIF31,153,638

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pay 79.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Chad
Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
FCFA688
$1.23
BIF3,620
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.95
BIF8,688
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.94
FCFA527
$2.43
BIF7,132

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Chad
Burundi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$32.68
FCFA18,338
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$61.27
FCFA34,383
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$53.10
FCFA29,799
??

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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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