Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 3.0 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$10.94
€10.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 78.9% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.88
€2.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.92
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.18
€35.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,478.09
€29,852.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.87
€9.07
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$40.03
€36.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$868.97
€798.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$680.04
€625.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$91.68
€84.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Burundi
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$397.00
€364.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$7,801.09
€7,170.37
|
|
pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.44
€37.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.87
€7.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.48
€67.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.58
€30.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.41
€72.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$97.29
€89.42
|
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