Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 45.1% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.7% less in Burundi
- Groceries
-
pay 31.0% less in Burundi
- Housing
-
pay 70.8% less in Burundi
- Childcare
-
pay 33.6% less in Burundi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.4% less in Burundi
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Burundi.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Italy, you would:
pay 69.7% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.79
|
$1.84
BIF5,434
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.22
|
$3.69
BIF10,916
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.34
|
$0.49
BIF1,455
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$0.66
BIF1,945
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.87
|
$0.73
BIF2,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.26
|
$6.06
BIF17,922
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.07
|
$2.75
BIF8,137
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.12
|
$2.05
BIF6,057
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.63
|
$3.19
BIF9,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$2.64
BIF7,804
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.95
|
$0.66
BIF1,951
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.44
BIF1,301
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.69
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.62
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€35.55
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€25,853.66
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€17.52
|
?? |
pay 70.8% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€26.45
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€601.10
|
$289.31
BIF855,219
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€468.93
|
$73.09
BIF216,066
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€137.76
|
?? | |
pay 33.6% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€466.01
|
$105.93
BIF313,135
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,670.87
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,313,539
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.59
|
$1.23
BIF3,639
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.55
|
$2.95
BIF8,733
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.68
|
$2.43
BIF7,169
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€47.74
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.60
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€71.83
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€31.02
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€78.84
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€105.74
|
?? |
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