Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 5.5 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$17.66
GIP13.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$10.09
GIP7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.85
GIP1.46
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$4.15
GIP3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$7.63
GIP6.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.78
GIP4.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.13
GIP6.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,057.47
GIP24,445.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.97
GIP19.66
|
pay 13.6 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$53.50
GIP42.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,295.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,247.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$87.83
GIP69.13
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Burundi
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$805.78
GIP634.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,912.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$4.10
GIP3.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$4.54
GIP3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$70.94
GIP55.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.72
GIP8.44
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$125.33
GIP98.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.78
GIP32.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$127.87
GIP100.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$113.51
GIP89.34
|
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