Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 26.1% cheaper than Gabon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.0% less in Burundi
- Groceries
-
pay 30.8% less in Burundi
- Housing
-
pay 75.4% less in Burundi
- Childcare
-
pay 44.5% more in Burundi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0% less in Burundi
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Burundi.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA9,855
|
$1.84
BIF5,448
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,391
|
$3.69
BIF10,945
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA739
|
$0.49
BIF1,459
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA788
|
$0.66
BIF1,950
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA854
|
$0.73
BIF2,156
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,053
|
$6.06
BIF17,969
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA5,899
|
$2.75
BIF8,158
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,045
|
$2.05
BIF6,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,877
|
$3.19
BIF9,455
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA864
|
$2.64
BIF7,825
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA700
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA864
|
$0.66
BIF1,956
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA566
|
$0.44
BIF1,304
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA626
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA671
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,346
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,101
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA16,753,224
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,115
|
?? |
pay 75.4% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA41,062
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA509,167
|
$289.31
BIF857,463
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA295,645
|
$73.09
BIF216,633
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA50,240
|
?? | |
pay 44.5% more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA71,448
|
$105.93
BIF313,957
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,202,822
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,395,715
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA591
|
$1.23
BIF3,648
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,562
|
$2.95
BIF8,756
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,478
|
$2.43
BIF7,188
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA34,492
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,716
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA39,419
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA44,347
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,101
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA43,361
|
?? |
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