Cost of living comparison

 United Kingdom
compared to
 Burundi
Burundi vs. United Kingdom Cost of Living Summary

Burundi is 63.5% cheaper than United Kingdom overall.

Restaurants
pay 71.5% less in Burundi
Groceries
pay 29.1% less in Burundi
Housing
pay 84.8% less in Burundi
Childcare
pay 68.0% less in Burundi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 64.2% less in Burundi

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Burundi.

Burundi vs. United Kingdom Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burundi instead of United Kingdom, you would:

pay 71.5% less for restaurants

 
United Kingdom
Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.70
£14.45
$1.84
BIF5,434
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.25
£7.15
$3.69
BIF10,916
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.23
£1.73
$0.49
BIF1,455

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pay 29.1% less for groceries

 
United Kingdom
Burundi
Bread
1 loaf
$1.53
£1.18
$0.73
BIF2,151
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.35
£3.36
$6.06
BIF17,922
Milk (1 gallon) $5.92
£4.58
$2.75
BIF8,137

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
United Kingdom
Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.07
£5.47
??
Monthly public transit pass $98.23
£75.90
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,832.80
£26,913.49
??

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pay 84.8% less for housing

 
United Kingdom
Burundi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.40
£30.45
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,243.58
£960.85
$289.31
BIF855,219
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,020.84
£788.75
$73.09
BIF216,066

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pay 68.0% less for childcare

 
United Kingdom
Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,497.56
£1,157.09
$105.93
BIF313,135
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,629.32
£14,393.91
$10,592.87
BIF31,313,539

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pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Kingdom
Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.63
£4.35
$1.23
BIF3,639
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.12
£3.19
$2.95
BIF8,733
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.47
£13.50
$2.43
BIF7,169

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
United Kingdom
Burundi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.43
£60.60
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.13
£31.00
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.36
£69.81
??

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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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