Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 70.5% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Burundi instead of United States, you would:
pay 75.4% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$1.84
BIF5,424
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$3.69
BIF10,896
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.49
BIF1,453
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.66
BIF1,941
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$0.73
BIF2,147
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$6.06
BIF17,888
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$2.75
BIF8,122
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$2.05
BIF6,046
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$3.19
BIF9,412
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$2.64
BIF7,789
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.22
BIF649
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.66
BIF1,947
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.44
BIF1,298
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.22
BIF649
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.26
BIF779
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
United States
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
?? |
pay 88.7% less for housing
|
United States
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$289.31
BIF853,612
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$73.09
BIF215,660
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
?? | |
pay 72.3% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$105.93
BIF312,547
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,254,732
|
|
pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$1.23
BIF3,632
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$2.95
BIF8,717
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$2.43
BIF7,155
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
United States
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
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