Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 67.9% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 36.5% more for groceries
Burundi
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Burundi
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 0.6% more for childcare
Burundi
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
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