Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 3.0 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$9.05
CRC4,631.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$8.98
CRC4,595.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.93
CRC987.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.48
CRC759.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$2.46
CRC1,256.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.95
CRC2,023.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$6.91
CRC3,537.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$3.22
CRC1,645.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$4.09
CRC2,094.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.97
CRC1,006.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.62
CRC317.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.08
CRC552.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.17
CRC598.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.09
CRC557.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$1.06
CRC541.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.70
CRC2,914.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.78
CRC23,426.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,441.08
CRC15,578,188.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.02
CRC7,174.26
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$45.97
CRC23,523.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$731.28
CRC374,231.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$520.21
CRC266,219.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$63.96
CRC32,729.71
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Burundi
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$476.14
CRC243,663.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,074,589.86
|
|
pay 75.2% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$2.97
CRC1,518.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$3.43
CRC1,756.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$4.33
CRC2,215.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$56.36
CRC28,843.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.46
CRC3,815.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$71.44
CRC36,557.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.89
CRC23,997.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$105.63
CRC54,054.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$95.19
CRC48,712.81
|
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