Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 2.7 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
Somalia
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Somalia
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
|
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