Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 2.9 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$7.52
€6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$2.03
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
pay 84.3% more for groceries
Burundi
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.45
€1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$5.17
€4.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$4.40
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.50
€2.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.35
€5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.74
€31.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,402.53
€21,510.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.10
€20.31
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Burundi
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$32.47
€29.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$544.24
€500.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$503.43
€462.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$68.75
€63.19
|
|
pay 98.2% more for childcare
Burundi
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$355.57
€326.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$5,442.45
€5,002.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$4.63
€4.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$70.75
€65.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.62
€7.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$97.96
€90.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.38
€32.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.96
€90.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$97.96
€90.04
|
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