Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 2.6 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$6.44
₩8,729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.74
₩998
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$6.02
₩8,152
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$7.79
₩10,553
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.83
₩3,834
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$2.76
₩3,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$2.49
₩3,372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$2.03
₩2,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.69
₩2,288
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$1.10
₩1,489
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.58
₩6,198
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.21
₩65,301
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.80
₩11,918
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Burundi
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.28
₩27,462
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$421.68
₩571,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$330.55
₩447,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$129.93
₩175,971
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Burundi
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$386.50
₩523,473
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$2.93
₩3,962
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$3.45
₩4,676
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$48.95
₩66,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.82
₩13,306
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.63
₩84,831
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.35
₩58,708
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$72.22
₩97,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.82
₩133,835
|
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