Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 56.0% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Chad, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
?? |
pay 69.2% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
?? | |
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
?? |
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