Cost of living comparison
compared to
Burundi vs. Belgium Cost of Living Summary
Burundi is 59.9% cheaper than Belgium overall.
Burundi vs. Belgium Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Burundi instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.51
€19.15
|
$3.85
BIF11,548
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.72
€11.32
|
$3.81
BIF11,426
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.15
€2.80
|
$1.76
BIF5,269
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.69
€2.40
|
$1.35
BIF4,052
|
|
Belgium vs. Burundi - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.6% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
€2.28
|
$2.01
BIF6,014
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.21
€6.41
|
$4.16
BIF12,480
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
€4.22
|
$3.80
BIF11,382
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
€3.42
|
$3.60
BIF10,797
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
€4.71
|
$5.07
BIF15,195
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.09
|
$2.65
BIF7,939
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.88
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.00
|
$0.91
BIF2,728
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.12
|
$0.76
BIF2,264
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.88
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.70
|
?? | |
Belgium vs. Burundi - Cost of groceries
pay 29.9% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.70
|
$5.04
BIF15,118
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.17
€44.65
|
$30.09
BIF90,206
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,462.94
€30,673.26
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.26
€23.37
|
$31.70
BIF95,016
|
|
Belgium vs. Burundi - Cost of transportation
pay 75.1% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.15
€45.52
|
$67.62
BIF203K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$940.80
€837.35
|
$433.02
BIF1M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$826.78
€735.87
|
$90.78
BIF272K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.89
€149.43
|
?? | |
Belgium vs. Burundi - Cost of housing
pay 78.3% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$923.48
€821.93
|
$99.93
BIF300K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,984.85
€20,457.34
|
$9,992.86
BIF30M
|
|
Belgium vs. Burundi - Cost of childcare
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
€4.40
|
$2.17
BIF6,501
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
€3.58
|
$3.03
BIF9,075
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.32
€10.96
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
€32.20
|
$26.65
BIF79,875
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.23
€12.66
|
$1.67
BIF4,992
|
|
Belgium vs. Burundi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.04
€89.04
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.19
€38.44
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.42
€85.82
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
€127.10
|
?? |
Belgium vs. Burundi - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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