Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 2.5 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Libya, you would:
pay 65.0% more for restaurants
Libya
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.29
LYD20.820
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
LYD19.990
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
Libya
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
LYD12.550
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LYD17.840
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
LYD6.410
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD6.820
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Libya
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.71
LYD105.430
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,462.81
LYD79,960.240
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.53
LYD46.270
|
?? |
pay 0.1% less for housing
Libya
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
LYD118.410
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.03
LYD1,039.550
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.31
LYD564.910
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.93
LYD150.230
|
?? | |
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.74
LYD319.290
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,166.12
LYD5,663.850
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
LYD11.920
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.90
LYD154.920
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
LYD21.660
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Libya
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.81
LYD144.810
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.85
LYD135.280
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.99
LYD213.680
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.86
LYD281.020
|
?? |
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