Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 69.5% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 4.9% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
|
pay 26.1% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
|
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
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