Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 11.9% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 59.6% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD801
|
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD544
|
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD52
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD699
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD798
|
?? |
pay 44.0% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
?? | |
pay 20.7% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD228
|
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD189
|
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
?? |
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