Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 20.3% cheaper than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.1% less in Burundi
- Groceries
-
pay 9.0% less in Burundi
- Housing
-
pay 46.6% less in Burundi
- Childcare
-
pay 33.3% less in Burundi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.5% less in Burundi
Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Burundi.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.1% less for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB78.66
|
$1.84
BIF5,435
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB202.97
|
$3.69
BIF10,918
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB23.76
|
$0.49
BIF1,456
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.79
|
$0.66
BIF1,945
|
|
pay 9.0% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.17
|
$0.73
BIF2,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB275.19
|
$6.06
BIF17,924
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB225.37
|
$2.75
BIF8,138
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB68.99
|
$2.05
BIF6,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.50
|
$3.19
BIF9,431
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.50
|
$2.64
BIF7,805
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.55
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.48
|
$0.66
BIF1,951
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.20
|
$0.44
BIF1,301
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.34
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.06
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB150.62
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB857.48
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,057,400.67
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB325.89
|
?? |
pay 46.6% less for housing
|
Thailand
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB577.70
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,122.73
|
$289.31
BIF855,329
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,593.89
|
$73.09
BIF216,094
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,860.22
|
?? | |
pay 33.3% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,519.17
|
$105.93
BIF313,176
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB348,758.80
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,317,594
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB74.16
|
$1.23
BIF3,639
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.04
|
$2.95
BIF8,734
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB129.71
|
$2.43
BIF7,170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,645.03
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB182.77
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,302.02
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB989.90
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,791.02
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,210.20
|
?? |
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