Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 35.5% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 65.2% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
pay 48.9% more for housing
Burundi
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
|
pay 94.9% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
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