Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 41.9% cheaper than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.9% less in Burundi
- Groceries
-
pay 17.1% less in Burundi
- Housing
-
pay 79.0% less in Burundi
- Childcare
-
pay 35.6% less in Burundi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.0% less in Burundi
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Burundi.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.41
|
$1.84
BIF5,435
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.73
|
$3.69
BIF10,918
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$0.49
BIF1,456
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.66
BIF1,945
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.73
BIF2,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.66
|
$6.06
BIF17,924
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$2.75
BIF8,138
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
$2.05
BIF6,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.98
|
$3.19
BIF9,431
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$2.64
BIF7,805
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.66
BIF1,951
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.44
BIF1,301
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.24
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€34.91
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€28,550.91
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€9.93
|
?? |
pay 79.0% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€37.09
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€828.23
|
$289.31
BIF855,329
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€673.80
|
$73.09
BIF216,094
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€83.72
|
?? | |
pay 35.6% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€418.84
|
$105.93
BIF313,176
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,243.38
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,317,594
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.05
|
$1.23
BIF3,639
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$2.95
BIF8,734
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
$2.43
BIF7,170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€37.69
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.22
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€71.65
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€31.03
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€73.79
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€86.30
|
?? |
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