Cost of living comparison

Burundi

compared to

Belarus

Belarus vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Belarus is 4.1% cheaper than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% more in Belarus
Groceries: pay 40.0% less in Belarus
Transportation: pay 51.5% less in Belarus
Housing: pay 24.1% more in Belarus
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Belarus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% more in Belarus

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Belarus are more expensive than in Burundi. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Belarus. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Belarus.

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Belarus vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belarus instead of Burundi, you would:

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pay 46.3% more for restaurants

	Burundi	Belarus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,548	$9.13 BYN27.54	+137.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,426	$6.06 BYN18.26	+58.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$0.82 BYN2.47	-53.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$0.53 BYN1.60	-60.7%
Average			+46.3%

Burundi vs. Belarus - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.0% less for groceries

	Burundi	Belarus
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,014	$0.70 BYN2.10	-65.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$3.61 BYN10.87	-13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$3.35 BYN10.11	-11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,797	$1.53 BYN4.63	-57.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,195	$2.12 BYN6.40	-58.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,939	$0.66 BYN1.98	-75.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.82 BYN2.48
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$0.91 BYN2.75	+0.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$1.07 BYN3.24	+42.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.27 BYN0.82
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.36 BYN1.08
Average			-40.0%

Burundi vs. Belarus - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.5% less for transportation

	Burundi	Belarus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,118	$3.28 BYN9.91	-34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,206	$14.80 BYN44.63	-50.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,373.99 BYN61,445.50
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,016	$5.26 BYN15.88	-83.4%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 24.1% more for housing

	Burundi	Belarus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$13.80 BYN41.61	-79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$335.81 BYN1,012.76	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$226.01 BYN681.62	+149.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$48.74 BYN147.00
Average			+24.1%

Burundi vs. Belarus - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Burundi	Belarus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$337.47 BYN1,017.77	+237.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$17,502.72 BYN52,786.10	+75.2%
Average			+143.2%

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pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Belarus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$1.62 BYN4.88	-25.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,075	$1.86 BYN5.61	-38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.42 BYN7.30
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,875	$33.16 BYN100.00	+24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$4.56 BYN13.77	+174.1%
Average			+18.3%

Burundi vs. Belarus - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burundi	Belarus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$49.04 BYN147.90
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$44.02 BYN132.77
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$104.41 BYN314.89
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$97.29 BYN293.40

Burundi vs. Belarus - Cost of clothing

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