Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 37.6% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Russia, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
pay 43.6% more for groceries
Russia
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Russia
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
Russia
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
|
pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Russia
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
|
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