Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 63.6% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 78.1% less for restaurants
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
pay 68.2% less for groceries
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.23
|
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 83.3% less for housing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.50
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
?? | |
pay 23.2% less for childcare
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,000.00
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
|
pay 65.4% less for entertainment and sports
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
?? |
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