Cost of living comparison
Albania is 71.4% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Albania instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$7.46
ALL688
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 67.9% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$4.90
ALL452
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$6.95
ALL641
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$3.21
ALL296
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.84
ALL722
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
|
pay 15.6% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
|
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$2.48
ALL229
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.54
ALL142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.18
ALL754
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
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