Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 28.2% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Poland, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.18
|
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.60
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.99
|
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.26
BIF766
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.44
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.58
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,050.88
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.98
|
?? |
pay 67.7% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.15
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,380.35
|
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.60
|
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.85
|
?? | |
pay 0.6% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.80
|
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,929.60
|
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
|
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.80
|
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.65
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.42
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.73
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.42
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.99
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN328.02
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN370.08
|
?? |
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