Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 9.5% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.7% more in Burundi
- Groceries
-
pay 46.0% more in Burundi
- Housing
-
pay 58.8% less in Burundi
- Childcare
-
pay 0.7% more in Burundi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.8% more in Burundi
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Burundi are more expensive than in Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 21.7% more for restaurants
|
Uzbekistan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.55
UZS58,791.79
|
$1.84
BIF5,435
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.99
UZS51,571.01
|
$3.69
BIF10,918
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,208.30
|
$0.49
BIF1,456
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,193.42
|
$0.66
BIF1,945
|
|
pay 46.0% more for groceries
|
Uzbekistan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
UZS5,103.72
|
$0.73
BIF2,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
UZS46,130.64
|
$6.06
BIF17,924
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,333.09
|
$2.75
BIF8,138
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
UZS21,331.22
|
$2.05
BIF6,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,614.91
|
$3.19
BIF9,431
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
UZS7,422.20
|
$2.64
BIF7,805
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,903.38
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
UZS12,422.52
|
$0.66
BIF1,951
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,350.95
|
$0.44
BIF1,301
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,775.70
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,234.54
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Uzbekistan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,622.70
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.91
UZS89,233.14
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,473.32
UZS238,475,330.42
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.69
UZS34,778.01
|
?? |
pay 58.8% less for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.72
UZS164,235.70
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.90
UZS6,324,171.46
|
$289.31
BIF855,329
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.70
UZS4,036,738.56
|
$73.09
BIF216,094
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.11
UZS375,739.03
|
?? | |
pay 0.7% more for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.10
UZS2,647,662.15
|
$105.93
BIF313,176
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,070.48
UZS91,274,106.33
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,317,594
|
|
pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS15,054.17
|
$1.23
BIF3,639
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,255.54
|
$2.95
BIF8,734
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
UZS22,945.29
|
$2.43
BIF7,170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
UZS555,501.57
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
UZS44,818.08
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.61
UZS420,947.94
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.09
UZS607,930.56
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.06
UZS1,110,971.64
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.57
UZS1,220,769.48
|
?? |
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