Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 53.0% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 79.6% less in Burundi
- Groceries
-
pay 42.2% less in Burundi
- Housing
-
pay 81.4% less in Burundi
- Childcare
-
pay 6.1% more in Burundi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.0% less in Burundi
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Burundi.
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
NOK192.83
|
$1.84
BIF5,388
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK126.68
|
$3.69
BIF10,823
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK29.97
|
$0.49
BIF1,443
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK28.13
|
$0.66
BIF1,928
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK31.54
|
$0.73
BIF2,132
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK53.07
|
$6.06
BIF17,770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK77.19
|
$2.75
BIF8,068
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK38.62
|
$2.05
BIF6,006
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK61.69
|
$3.19
BIF9,350
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK13.70
|
$2.64
BIF7,738
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.24
|
$0.22
BIF645
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.44
|
$0.66
BIF1,934
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK18.93
|
$0.44
BIF1,290
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK9.94
|
$0.22
BIF645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK10.96
|
$0.26
BIF774
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Norway
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK76.24
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK700.61
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK337,778.01
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK244.66
|
?? |
pay 81.4% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK551.47
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,726.02
|
$289.31
BIF847,958
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,368.75
|
$73.09
BIF214,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,542.35
|
?? | |
pay 6.1% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,833.73
|
$105.93
BIF310,477
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK63,648.40
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,047,709
|
|
pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK91.92
|
$1.23
BIF3,608
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK48.29
|
$2.95
BIF8,659
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK137.95
|
$2.43
BIF7,108
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK449.87
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK141.12
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Norway
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK913.90
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK417.59
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,046.68
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,312.44
|
?? |
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