Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 41.8% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 54.5% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$5.66
KGS499.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$4.75
KGS419.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.70
KGS61.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.37
KGS33.08
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.44
KGS38.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$4.30
KGS379.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$3.42
KGS301.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.62
KGS142.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.21
KGS194.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.44
KGS38.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.74
KGS65.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.89
KGS78.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.79
KGS69.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.21
KGS18.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.21
KGS18.38
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.89
KGS255.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,875.45
KGS2,989,918.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.57
KGS226.57
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.68
KGS1,031.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$414.20
KGS36,558.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$259.81
KGS22,930.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$25.66
KGS2,264.43
|
|
pay 27.5% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$4,498.84
KGS397,076.83
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.02
KGS89.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.64
KGS145.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.61
KGS142.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$35.43
KGS3,126.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.11
KGS274.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$31.37
KGS2,768.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.21
KGS3,372.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.90
KGS6,699.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$67.64
KGS5,970.29
|
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