Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 6.1 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$20.22
€18.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$3.13
€2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$2.80
€2.57
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$8.10
€7.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$5.51
€5.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.19
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.95
€27.52
|
pay 12.9 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.80
€45.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$164.91
€151.57
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Burundi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$5.28
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.65
€41.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.72
€11.69
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$61.55
€56.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.61
€29.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.38
€79.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.33
€88.54
|
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