Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 44.7% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Italy, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
?? |
pay 70.7% less for housing
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
?? | |
pay 36.3% less for childcare
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
?? |
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