Cost of living comparison

 Tuvalu
compared to
 Burundi
Burundi vs. Tuvalu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burundi instead of Tuvalu, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Tuvalu
Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $1.84
BIF5,448
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $3.69
BIF10,945
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.49
BIF1,459

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Tuvalu
Burundi
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.73
BIF2,156
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.06
BIF17,969
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $2.75
BIF8,158

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Tuvalu
Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? ??
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Tuvalu
Burundi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? ??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $289.31
BIF857,463
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $73.09
BIF216,633

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Tuvalu
Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $105.93
BIF313,957
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,592.87
BIF31,395,715

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Tuvalu
Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.23
BIF3,648
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.95
BIF8,756
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.43
BIF7,188

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Tuvalu
Burundi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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