Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 65.8% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
|
Iowa
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.06
|
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.56
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
|
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
|
Iowa
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
|
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
|
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.26
BIF766
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Iowa
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,291.62
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.84
|
?? |
pay 82.4% less for housing
|
Iowa
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.69
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.08
|
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.82
|
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.13
|
?? | |
pay 69.7% less for childcare
|
Iowa
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.74
|
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,379.75
|
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iowa
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
|
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.26
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.83
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Iowa
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.34
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.37
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.19
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.97
|
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