Cost of living comparison
compared to
Albania vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary
Albania is 39.8% more expensive than Burundi overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 88.8% more in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 19.9% less in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 8.6% more in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 95.0% more in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 1.8% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.0% more in Albania
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Albania are more expensive than in Burundi. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Albania. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Albania.
Albania vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Albania instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 88.8% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
BIF11,557
|
$9.26
ALL757
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.81
BIF11,436
|
$8.38
ALL685
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BIF5,274
|
$1.93
ALL158
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BIF4,056
|
$0.87
ALL71
|
|
Burundi vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants
pay 19.9% less for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
BIF6,019
|
$1.04
ALL85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
BIF12,491
|
$5.44
ALL445
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
BIF11,392
|
$7.68
ALL628
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
BIF10,806
|
$3.12
ALL255
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.07
BIF15,208
|
$3.48
ALL285
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.65
BIF7,945
|
$0.72
ALL59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
ALL87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
BIF2,730
|
$0.76
ALL62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
BIF2,266
|
$0.70
ALL57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
ALL43
|
|
Burundi vs. Albania - Cost of groceries
pay 8.6% more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.04
BIF15,131
|
$8.37
ALL684
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.09
BIF90,283
|
$19.20
ALL1,570
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,477.94
ALL2M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.70
BIF95,096
|
$29.52
ALL2,413
|
|
Burundi vs. Albania - Cost of transportation
pay 95.0% more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.62
BIF203K
|
$16.78
ALL1,372
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.02
BIF1M
|
$559.99
ALL45,784
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.78
BIF272K
|
$345.46
ALL28,244
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$58.30
ALL4,766
|
|
Burundi vs. Albania - Cost of housing
pay 1.8% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.93
BIF300K
|
$196.72
ALL16,084
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,992.86
BIF30M
|
$4,891.77
ALL400K
|
|
Burundi vs. Albania - Cost of childcare
pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
BIF6,507
|
$2.71
ALL222
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
BIF9,083
|
$1.97
ALL161
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.42
ALL362
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.65
BIF79,943
|
$53.63
ALL4,385
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.67
BIF4,996
|
$8.11
ALL663
|
|
Burundi vs. Albania - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.21
ALL4,596
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.02
ALL3,517
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.53
ALL8,219
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$132.41
ALL10,826
|
Burundi vs. Albania - Cost of clothing
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