Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 2.5 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$7.61
€6.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$7.82
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.43
€1.31
|
|
pay 84.8% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$5.86
€5.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$3.17
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.56
€6.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.03
€23.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,571.83
€23,504.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.02
€11.05
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$19.97
€18.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$574.42
€527.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$479.28
€440.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$175.37
€161.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Burundi
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$376.22
€345.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$7,374.05
€6,777.86
|
|
pay 46.7% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.33
€2.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$5.14
€4.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.30
€37.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.28
€7.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.69
€60.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.31
€33.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.32
€73.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$85.31
€78.41
|
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