Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 54.2% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.3% less in Burundi
- Groceries
-
pay 47.6% less in Burundi
- Housing
-
pay 75.8% less in Burundi
- Childcare
-
pay 32.0% less in Burundi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.2% less in Burundi
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Burundi.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$1.84
BIF5,463
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$3.69
BIF10,973
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.49
BIF1,463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$0.73
BIF2,162
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$6.06
BIF18,015
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$2.75
BIF8,180
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$2.05
BIF6,089
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$3.19
BIF9,479
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$2.64
BIF7,845
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.22
BIF654
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.66
BIF1,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.44
BIF1,307
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.22
BIF654
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.26
BIF784
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
?? |
pay 75.8% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$289.31
BIF859,689
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$73.09
BIF217,195
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
?? | |
pay 32.0% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$105.93
BIF314,772
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,477,230
|
|
pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$1.23
BIF3,658
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$2.95
BIF8,779
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$2.43
BIF7,206
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
?? |
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