Cost of living comparison

 Ukraine
compared to
 Burundi
Burundi vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Burundi is 28.0% more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants
pay 10.9% less in Burundi
Groceries
pay 80.3% more in Burundi
Housing
pay 27.6% less in Burundi
Childcare
pay 21.7% more in Burundi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 76.3% more in Burundi

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Burundi are more expensive than in Ukraine. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Burundi. Notably, groceries and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Burundi.

Burundi vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

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

pay 10.9% less for restaurants

 
Ukraine
Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.80
UAH241.31
$1.84
BIF5,388
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.14
UAH213.84
$3.69
BIF10,823
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.58
UAH24.13
$0.49
BIF1,443

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pay 80.3% more for groceries

 
Ukraine
Burundi
Bread
1 loaf
$0.59
UAH24.49
$0.73
BIF2,132
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.76
UAH156.36
$6.06
BIF17,770
Milk (1 gallon) $3.67
UAH152.81
$2.75
BIF8,068

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Ukraine
Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.89
UAH203.55
??
Monthly public transit pass $10.29
UAH428.19
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,988.02
UAH1,081,359.64
??

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pay 27.6% less for housing

 
Ukraine
Burundi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$5.34
UAH222.28
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $273.41
UAH11,376.40
$289.31
BIF847,958
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $187.56
UAH7,804.25
$73.09
BIF214,232

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pay 21.7% more for childcare

 
Ukraine
Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $271.83
UAH11,310.66
$105.93
BIF310,477
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,183.21
UAH215,672.90
$10,592.87
BIF31,047,709

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pay 76.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ukraine
Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.94
UAH39.20
$1.23
BIF3,608
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.03
UAH42.76
$2.95
BIF8,659
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.19
UAH91.12
$2.43
BIF7,108

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Ukraine
Burundi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.28
UAH1,925.81
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$31.59
UAH1,314.44
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.32
UAH3,092.42
??

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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: May 2025
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