Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 40.8% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$7.30
ARS6,464.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$5.48
ARS4,852.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.16
ARS1,026.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.90
ARS800.29
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.28
ARS1,136.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.38
ARS2,991.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$3.48
ARS3,083.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.56
ARS1,385.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.03
ARS1,798.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.77
ARS684.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.69
ARS614.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.55
ARS487.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.65
ARS574.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.36
ARS316.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.36
ARS316.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.48
ARS3,083.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.58
ARS16,452.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,409.10
ARS21,616,165.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.41
ARS7,447.84
|
pay 73.1% more for housing
Burundi
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$18.92
ARS16,751.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$254.53
ARS225,404.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$191.20
ARS169,326.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$36.37
ARS32,212.56
|
|
pay 10.6% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$144.96
ARS128,373.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,532,283.57
|
|
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.79
ARS1,588.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.85
ARS1,634.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.92
ARS1,700.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$19.65
ARS17,401.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.34
ARS3,845.39
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.90
ARS53,050.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.50
ARS48,263.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$106.78
ARS94,559.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.91
ARS81,395.88
|
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