Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 53.0% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Norway, you would:
pay 79.6% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK205.07
|
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK134.71
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK31.87
|
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK29.92
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK33.54
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK56.44
|
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK82.09
|
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.07
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK65.60
|
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.57
|
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.89
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.29
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.13
|
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.57
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.66
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Norway
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK81.07
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK745.07
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK359,212.14
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK260.19
|
?? |
pay 81.4% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK586.47
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,406.65
|
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,899.79
|
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,640.22
|
?? | |
pay 6.1% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,013.55
|
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK67,687.29
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
|
pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK97.75
|
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK51.36
|
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK146.71
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK478.41
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK150.07
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Norway
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK971.89
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK444.09
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,113.10
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,395.73
|
?? |
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