Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.3 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Austria instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,516
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,308
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,492
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,613
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,612
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,278
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,089
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF876
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,668
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,460
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,528
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,611,872
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,822
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF620,548
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,429
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,636
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 22.5% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,378,995
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,474,886
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,655
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,205
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,895
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,160
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 68.5% more for clothing
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,849
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,900
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,219
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
|
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