Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 66.4% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 76.7% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.29
F CFA780
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.76
F CFA457
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.59
F CFA356
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.65
F CFA389
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
|
pay 18.3% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
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