Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 48.7% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 49.3% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$5.41
JOD3.830
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.49
JOD0.350
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.43
JOD2.430
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$5.14
JOD3.650
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.70
JOD1.200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.13
JOD1.510
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.57
JOD0.410
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.28
JOD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.45
JOD3.860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.35
JOD25.060
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,037.19
JOD19,166.670
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.31
JOD6.600
|
pay 60.5% more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.53
JOD22.350
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$233.29
JOD165.380
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$178.07
JOD126.230
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.14
JOD49.020
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$132.79
JOD94.130
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$4,464.95
JOD3,165.200
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.45
JOD1.740
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$3.46
JOD2.450
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.03
JOD32.630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.76
JOD8.330
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.64
JOD28.810
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.55
JOD30.160
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.39
JOD63.370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$67.07
JOD47.550
|
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