Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 28.0% more expensive than Ukraine.
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
UAH242.24
|
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
|
pay 80.3% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
$0.26
BIF777
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
?? |
pay 27.6% less for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
?? | |
pay 21.7% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
|
pay 76.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
?? |
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