Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 14.7% cheaper than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1% less in Burundi
- Groceries
-
pay 9.8% less in Burundi
- Housing
-
pay 81.0% less in Burundi
- Childcare
-
pay 23.9% less in Burundi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.2% more in Burundi
Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Burundi.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,112
|
$1.84
BIF5,448
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,113
|
$3.69
BIF10,945
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,961
|
$0.49
BIF1,459
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,522
|
$0.66
BIF1,950
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,721
|
$0.73
BIF2,156
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK282,392
|
$6.06
BIF17,969
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,699
|
$2.75
BIF8,158
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,745
|
$2.05
BIF6,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,859
|
$3.19
BIF9,455
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,146
|
$2.64
BIF7,825
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,075
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,745
|
$0.66
BIF1,956
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,937
|
$0.44
BIF1,304
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,062
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,796
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,800
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,166,949
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK610,380,007
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK229,122
|
?? |
pay 81.0% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,666
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,535,611
|
$289.31
BIF857,463
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,537,087
|
$73.09
BIF216,633
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,275,144
|
?? | |
pay 23.9% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,312,816
|
$105.93
BIF313,957
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK198,061,034
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,395,715
|
|
pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,965
|
$1.23
BIF3,648
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,083
|
$2.95
BIF8,756
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,667
|
$2.43
BIF7,188
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,436,934
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,401
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,703,174
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,521
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,413,263
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,011,309
|
?? |
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