Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 80.3% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$8.92
GEL24.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$8.13
GEL22.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.84
GEL2.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.44
GEL1.21
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.66
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.99
GEL10.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$7.17
GEL19.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.30
GEL6.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.68
GEL7.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.54
GEL1.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.74
GEL2.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.71
GEL1.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.67
GEL1.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.30
GEL0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.34
GEL0.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.38
GEL12.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.31
GEL39.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,343.17
GEL55,943.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.81
GEL13.23
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$15.85
GEL43.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$467.69
GEL1,286.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$341.06
GEL937.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$52.84
GEL145.30
|
|
pay 16.7% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$204.64
GEL562.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$3,659.24
GEL10,062.91
|
|
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.55
GEL4.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.53
GEL6.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$2.94
GEL8.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$39.97
GEL109.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.55
GEL15.27
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.56
GEL166.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.07
GEL121.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$99.89
GEL274.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.19
GEL292.02
|
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