Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 4.7% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
|
pay 25.9% more for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$0.26
BIF777
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
JOD22.570
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,243.27
JOD17,905.050
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.82
JOD6.970
|
?? |
pay 30.0% less for housing
|
Jordan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.15
JOD197.290
|
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.84
JOD144.590
|
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.53
JOD52.160
|
?? | |
pay 65.4% more for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.70
JOD99.090
|
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,155.50
JOD2,947.500
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.93
JOD36.120
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.98
JOD31.910
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
JOD27.680
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.72
JOD57.960
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.17
JOD49.060
|
?? |
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