Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 2.7 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.16
FCFA697
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.45
FCFA873
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.17
FCFA707
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.45
FCFA873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.95
FCFA572
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.05
FCFA632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$1.12
FCFA677
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
|
pay 16.1% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$0.99
FCFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
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