Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.8 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 28.2% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
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