Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 8.0% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Yemen
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
?? |
pay 20.0% less for housing
Yemen
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Yemen
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
?? |
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