Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 4.6 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$13.17
NZ$21.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$8.60
NZ$14.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$2.13
NZ$3.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.99
NZ$3.24
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.87
NZ$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$4.07
NZ$6.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$6.91
NZ$11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$6.29
NZ$10.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$4.25
NZ$6.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.17
NZ$1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.06
NZ$1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.37
NZ$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$2.55
NZ$4.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.98
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.89
NZ$1.45
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.39
NZ$10.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.20
NZ$104.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,268.60
NZ$37,930.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.67
NZ$30.44
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
Burundi
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$51.53
NZ$84.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,643.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$831.90
NZ$1,356.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$87.73
NZ$143.02
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Burundi
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$644.78
NZ$1,051.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,758.53
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$5.79
NZ$9.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$3.36
NZ$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$22.83
NZ$37.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.17
NZ$62.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.57
NZ$17.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.21
NZ$106.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.47
NZ$65.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$98.20
NZ$160.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.95
NZ$175.97
|
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