Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 2.0 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Burundi instead of India, you would:
pay 74.5% more for restaurants
India
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹206.86
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.70
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 78.5% more for groceries
India
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.00
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.88
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.21
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.21
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.99
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.19
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.07
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.24
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.37
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
India
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹390.31
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹836.34
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹247.46
|
?? |
pay 48.5% more for housing
India
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
?? | |
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
India
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.17
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹132.81
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹281.43
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
India
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
?? |
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