Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 58.4% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 63.8% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
pay 76.8% more for housing
Burundi
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 54.1% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
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