Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 41.2% cheaper than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.5% less in Burundi
- Groceries
-
pay 21.8% less in Burundi
- Housing
-
pay 78.1% less in Burundi
- Childcare
-
pay 14.2% less in Burundi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.5% less in Burundi
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Burundi.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Spain, you would:
pay 70.5% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€12.80
|
$1.84
BIF5,453
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.51
|
$3.69
BIF10,953
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.97
|
$0.49
BIF1,460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.46
|
$0.66
BIF1,951
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.73
BIF2,158
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.88
|
$6.06
BIF17,982
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.84
|
$2.75
BIF8,164
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
$2.05
BIF6,078
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.11
|
$3.19
BIF9,462
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$2.64
BIF7,830
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.22
BIF653
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.66
BIF1,958
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.44
BIF1,305
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.22
BIF653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.26
BIF783
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.89
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€31.63
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€31,059.77
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.45
|
?? |
pay 78.1% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€29.42
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€805.36
|
$289.31
BIF858,109
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€638.97
|
$73.09
BIF216,796
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€95.98
|
?? | |
pay 14.2% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€356.33
|
$105.93
BIF314,194
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,787.49
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,419,388
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.63
|
$1.23
BIF3,651
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.83
|
$2.95
BIF8,762
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.22
|
$2.43
BIF7,193
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.58
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.97
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€70.06
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€29.65
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€71.97
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€84.37
|
?? |
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