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
IDR28,857.35
|
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
$0.26
BIF777
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
?? |
pay 25.9% less for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
?? | |
pay 34.5% more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
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