Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 6.2% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR27,935.75
|
$1.84
BIF5,331
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR50,676.11
|
$3.69
BIF10,709
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR9,856.81
|
$0.49
BIF1,428
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,467.67
|
$0.66
BIF1,908
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,450.51
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR71,059.32
|
$6.06
BIF17,582
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR81,296.47
|
$2.75
BIF7,983
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR25,389.48
|
$2.05
BIF5,942
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,037.28
|
$3.19
BIF9,251
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,358.42
|
$2.64
BIF7,656
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,702.87
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR12,712.35
|
$0.66
BIF1,914
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,506.49
|
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,798.80
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,463.59
|
$0.26
BIF766
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR48,531.50
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR189,553.04
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR378,476,182.32
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR60,807.52
|
?? |
pay 25.9% less for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR417,430.61
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,372,836.89
|
$289.31
BIF838,990
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,570,105.19
|
$73.09
BIF211,966
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR748,057.17
|
?? | |
pay 34.5% more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,757,671.19
|
$105.93
BIF307,193
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR94,887,350.85
|
$10,592.87
BIF30,719,330
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR42,947.32
|
$1.23
BIF3,570
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR26,815.96
|
$2.95
BIF8,567
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,061.21
|
$2.43
BIF7,033
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR418,329.97
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR49,419.54
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR657,219.55
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR438,086.88
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,070,547.48
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,019,686.06
|
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