Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 28.5% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Haiti
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
?? |
pay 79.8% less for housing
Haiti
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
?? | |
pay 26.9% more for childcare
Haiti
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Haiti
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
?? |
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