Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 38.5% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 58.7% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
?? | |
pay 5.6% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
?? |
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