Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 26.4% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
BAM9.66
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.62
BAM8.34
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BAM2.58
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
BAM6.68
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
BAM7.62
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BAM4.12
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
BAM5.49
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
BAM9.77
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.45
BAM58.56
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,179.19
BAM41,823.21
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.57
BAM11.86
|
?? |
pay 8.3% less for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.07
BAM43.43
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.13
BAM384.56
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.46
BAM285.92
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.76
BAM203.46
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.52
BAM271.59
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,631.11
BAM4,747.42
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
BAM2.82
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
BAM2.31
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
BAM6.00
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.30
BAM43.84
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.03
BAM7.28
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.85
BAM109.80
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
BAM50.27
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.64
BAM138.29
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.02
BAM162.43
|
?? |
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