Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 20.9% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
?? |
pay 69.0% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
?? | |
pay 23.0% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
|
pay 46.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
?? |
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