Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 37.2% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 69.7% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.73
|
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.80
|
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.91
|
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.03
|
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.79
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.04
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.19
|
?? |
pay 72.3% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€655.69
|
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€508.60
|
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
?? | |
pay 25.1% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€365.27
|
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.57
|
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.14
|
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€55.80
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.20
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€154.93
|
?? |
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