Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 7.6% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,457
|
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,870
|
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,723
|
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,208
|
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,198
|
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,382
|
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,996
|
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,129
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,044
|
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,552
|
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,491
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,448
|
$0.26
BIF766
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,017
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,709
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,158
|
?? |
pay 34.6% less for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
?? | |
pay 32.4% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
|
pay 80.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,552
|
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,559
|
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,647
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,034
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
?? |
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