Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 49.4% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 26.9% more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
pay 55.4% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
?? |
pay 29.0% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
?? | |
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
?? |
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