Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.0 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Austria instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
BIF6,868
|
$13.49
€11.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
BIF6,517
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
BIF1,215
|
$3.24
€2.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
BIF1,973
|
$2.53
€2.22
|
|
pay 94.0% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
BIF1,505
|
$2.33
€2.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
BIF7,378
|
$7.97
€6.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
BIF4,798
|
$5.04
€4.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BIF4,576
|
$3.53
€3.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BIF5,912
|
$5.90
€5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
BIF2,726
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
BIF682
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
BIF1,063
|
$1.32
€1.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BIF840
|
$1.41
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BIF580
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BIF725
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
pay 84.4% more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
BIF7,894
|
$5.53
€4.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.53
€42.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,114.05
BIF20,804,664
|
$27,252.57
€23,897.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.70
BIF18,382
|
$22.26
€19.52
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.76
BIF44,241
|
$39.47
€34.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$318.18
BIF546,436
|
$869.91
€762.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$122.92
BIF211,110
|
$660.26
€578.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.65
BIF26,871
|
$179.91
€157.76
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.57
BIF104,023
|
$325.56
€285.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.26
BIF1,872,420
|
$10,604.81
€9,299.37
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.68
BIF1,173
|
$4.59
€4.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
BIF3,426
|
$3.58
€3.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.05
BIF6,952
|
$6.60
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.18
BIF27,781
|
$46.06
€40.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.71
€11.15
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.71
BIF32,126
|
$97.81
€85.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$3.63
BIF6,241
|
$36.39
€31.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.41
BIF64,252
|
$89.52
€78.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.07
BIF156,411
|
$122.80
€107.69
|
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