Cost of living comparison

 Samoa
compared to
 Burundi
Burundi vs. Samoa Cost of Living Summary

Burundi is 32.9% cheaper than Samoa overall.

Restaurants
pay 74.0% less in Burundi
Groceries
pay 28.1% less in Burundi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.4% more in Burundi

Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Burundi.

Burundi vs. Samoa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burundi instead of Samoa, you would:

pay 74.0% less for restaurants

 
Samoa
Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $59.13
WST165.55
$1.84
BIF5,428
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
WST30.01
$3.69
BIF10,904
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
WST6.00
$0.49
BIF1,454

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pay 28.1% less for groceries

 
Samoa
Burundi
Bread
1 loaf
$0.71
WST1.98
$0.73
BIF2,148
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.06
BIF17,902
Milk (1 gallon) $6.70
WST18.76
$2.75
BIF8,128

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Samoa
Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? ??
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Samoa
Burundi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? ??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $289.31
BIF854,250
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $73.09
BIF215,821

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Samoa
Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $105.93
BIF312,781
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,592.87
BIF31,278,078

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pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Samoa
Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
WST15.00
$1.23
BIF3,635
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.61
WST4.50
$2.95
BIF8,723
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.43
BIF7,161

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Samoa
Burundi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.56
WST127.56
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.45
WST102.05
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.34
WST191.34
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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