Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 3.9 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$17.24
€15.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$2.79
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$2.42
€2.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$6.64
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$4.35
€4.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$4.78
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.71
€46.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,786.12
€24,620.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.68
€22.68
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.54
€46.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$808.25
€742.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$687.98
€632.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$168.59
€154.96
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Burundi
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$588.37
€540.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$15,983.72
€14,691.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.63
€30.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$92.98
€85.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.35
€38.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.07
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$130.15
€119.63
|
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