Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 29.2% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Burundi instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.88
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
San Marino
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.89
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.31
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,711.70
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.50
|
?? |
pay 65.8% less for housing
San Marino
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€30.13
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€504.92
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€467.05
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€63.78
|
?? | |
pay 9.5% more for childcare
San Marino
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€329.88
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,049.23
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.29
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€65.64
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.07
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
San Marino
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€32.82
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€90.89
|
?? |
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