Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 49.3% cheaper than Belize.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Belize, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
Belize
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.91
BZD17.95
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.48
BZD17.08
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
BZD2.65
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BZD1.96
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
Belize
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
BZD14.13
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.64
BZD23.44
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
BZD5.16
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.92
BZD5.87
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
BZD1.39
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
BZD2.66
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
BZD2.57
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Belize
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
BZD14.05
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.82
BZD47.97
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,386.00
BZD55,150.23
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.59
BZD63.61
|
?? |
pay 68.0% less for housing
Belize
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.93
BZD150.89
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.84
BZD1,304.62
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.75
BZD786.89
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.96
BZD169.07
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belize
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BZD5.52
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
BZD6.73
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.67
BZD7.38
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.02
BZD78.58
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
BZD19.32
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Belize
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
BZD75.31
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.46
BZD65.37
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
BZD201.39
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.15
BZD256.06
|
?? |
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