Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 30.4% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
?? |
pay 67.8% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
?? | |
pay 15.4% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
?? |
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