Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 65.4% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 66.2% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$4.22
NIO154.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 91.5% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$4.46
NIO163.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.84
NIO67.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.64
NIO207.21
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$59.16
NIO2,173.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$58.96
NIO2,166.94
|
|
pay 8.8% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,662.50
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.38
NIO1,373.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.25
NIO1,515.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.83
NIO1,500.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.83
NIO3,338.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$78.88
NIO2,898.66
|
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