Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 19.7% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 28.9% less for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
|
Botswana
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
|
pay 32.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
pay 52.4% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
|
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