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
BIF5,413
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
|
pay 68.2% less for groceries
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.23
|
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
BIF777
|
|
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
BIF851,910
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
|
|
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
BIF311,924
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,000.00
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
|
pay 65.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
|
| 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
|
?? |
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Burundi or Turks and Caicos Islands. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.