Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 3.2 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 3.5% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
?? |
pay 33.0% more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
?? | |
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
?? |
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