Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 4.6% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
GTQ40.57
|
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
GTQ8.10
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
GTQ5.79
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
GTQ14.05
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
GTQ19.56
|
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
GTQ47.54
|
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
GTQ15.01
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
GTQ21.36
|
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
GTQ11.15
|
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
GTQ8.14
|
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GTQ5.27
|
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
GTQ4.86
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
Guatemala
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
GTQ29.20
|
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
GTQ115.23
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,558.78
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.28
|
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.54
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
GTQ3,082.74
|
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
GTQ3,037.05
|
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
GTQ414.89
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,338.44
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,989.59
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
GTQ16.70
|
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
GTQ18.01
|
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
GTQ26.08
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
GTQ323.15
|
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
GTQ53.16
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
GTQ341.36
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
GTQ371.20
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
GTQ763.03
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
GTQ746.17
|
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
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