Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 3.2 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$11.31
SEK121.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$9.30
SEK99.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.93
SEK20.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.88
SEK20.19
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$2.55
SEK27.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$5.31
SEK56.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$5.59
SEK59.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$3.82
SEK40.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$4.89
SEK52.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.22
SEK13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.07
SEK11.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.14
SEK12.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.80
SEK19.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.67
SEK7.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.72
SEK7.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.80
SEK72.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.13
SEK730.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,059.79
SEK289,999.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.32
SEK228.48
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.04
SEK311.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$873.36
SEK9,359.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$653.04
SEK6,998.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.04
SEK739.92
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$121.10
SEK1,297.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,612.84
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$6.81
SEK73.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$3.75
SEK40.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$6.25
SEK66.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$39.42
SEK422.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.75
SEK147.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.13
SEK858.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.51
SEK369.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.17
SEK880.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$117.97
SEK1,264.30
|
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