Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 70.2% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 76.1% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Burundi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Burundi
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Jersey
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
?? |
pay 89.9% less for housing
Jersey
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
?? | |
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Jersey
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
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