Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 22.8% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 54.7% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
?? |
pay 54.0% less for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
?? | |
pay 90.2% more for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
?? |
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