Cost of living comparison
Israel is 4.7 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Israel instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$18.66
₪69.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$14.78
₪54.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$2.57
₪9.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$2.12
₪7.85
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$2.27
₪8.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$6.89
₪25.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$6.60
₪24.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$3.71
₪13.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$4.43
₪16.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.37
₪5.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.93
₪3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.78
₪2.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.84
₪3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.61
₪2.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.62
₪2.29
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.24
₪26.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.77
₪202.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,392.11
₪142,225.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.38
₪49.56
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.60
₪98.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$993.65
₪3,681.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$858.83
₪3,181.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$173.67
₪643.39
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Burundi
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$870.80
₪3,225.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$11,400.36
₪42,233.31
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$7.84
₪29.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$3.63
₪13.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$9.56
₪35.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$65.58
₪242.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.89
₪44.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$88.40
₪327.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.67
₪213.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.82
₪425.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$130.62
₪483.91
|
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