Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 42.8% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
|
pay 69.2% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
pay 20.6% more for housing
Burundi
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
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