Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 8.3% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
|
pay 59.8% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
$0.26
BIF777
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
?? |
pay 56.5% less for housing
|
Turkey
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
?? | |
pay 10.2% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
?? |
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