Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 36.1% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Austria, you would:
pay 77.0% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€13.94
|
$1.92
BIF5,476
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
$3.24
BIF9,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.62
|
$0.43
BIF1,232
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
Austria
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.72
|
$4.01
BIF11,409
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$3.00
BIF8,551
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
$2.65
BIF7,557
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.88
|
$3.23
BIF9,212
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$2.47
BIF7,038
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.31
BIF869
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.58
BIF1,656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$0.51
BIF1,449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.27
BIF766
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.52
BIF1,470
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
Austria
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.65
|
$4.37
BIF12,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.32
|
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,334,248
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.24
|
$8.65
BIF24,643
|
|
pay 78.6% less for housing
Austria
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€684.62
|
$216.29
BIF616,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€572.75
|
$81.71
BIF232,744
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
$11.03
BIF31,408
|
|
pay 30.9% more for childcare
Austria
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€383.66
|
$480.65
BIF1,369,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,227,007
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$0.58
BIF1,643
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.06
|
$2.16
BIF6,161
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
$2.40
BIF6,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.28
|
$19.23
BIF54,763
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.76
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Austria
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
$72.10
BIF205,362
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
$48.07
BIF136,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€101.79
|
$86.52
BIF246,434
|
|
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