Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 5.7% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
?? |
pay 33.4% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
?? | |
pay 6.7% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
?? |
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