Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 96.2% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$7.69
AMD2,967.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$6.91
AMD2,667.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.90
AMD347.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.49
AMD187.43
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.65
AMD249.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.73
AMD1,438.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$5.47
AMD2,113.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.11
AMD814.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$3.10
AMD1,196.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.52
AMD201.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.81
AMD313.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.76
AMD292.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.30
AMD116.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.28
AMD107.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.74
AMD1,831.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.96
AMD5,001.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,372.79
AMD11,338,801.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.33
AMD1,286.87
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.16
AMD7,780.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$519.26
AMD200,450.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$429.13
AMD165,658.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$89.11
AMD34,401.03
|
|
pay 52.6% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$232.04
AMD89,574.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,219,352.73
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.64
AMD633.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.52
AMD972.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$2.59
AMD1,000.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.58
AMD17,594.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.61
AMD2,166.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$75.77
AMD29,251.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.33
AMD20,971.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$106.04
AMD40,934.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.12
AMD35,948.34
|
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