Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 45.3% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.26
BIF777
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
?? |
pay 38.8% less for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
?? | |
pay 42.7% less for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
?? |
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