Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bolivia vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary
Bolivia is 28.2% cheaper than Burundi overall.
Bolivia vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
BIF11,548
|
$2.00
BOB23.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.81
BIF11,426
|
$4.54
BOB53.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BIF5,269
|
$0.71
BOB8.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BIF4,052
|
$0.52
BOB6.12
|
|
Burundi vs. Bolivia - Cost of restaurants
pay 56.0% less for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
BIF6,014
|
$0.97
BOB11.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
BIF12,480
|
$1.77
BOB20.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
BIF11,382
|
$2.66
BOB31.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
BIF10,797
|
$1.33
BOB15.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.07
BIF15,195
|
$1.28
BOB15.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.65
BIF7,939
|
$0.81
BOB9.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.36
BOB4.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
BIF2,728
|
$0.37
BOB4.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
BIF2,264
|
$0.63
BOB7.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.31
BOB3.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.31
BOB3.60
|
|
Burundi vs. Bolivia - Cost of groceries
pay 51.7% less for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.04
BIF15,118
|
$2.28
BOB26.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.09
BIF90,206
|
$21.33
BOB249.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$13,953.84
BOB163K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.70
BIF95,016
|
$7.32
BOB85.57
|
|
Burundi vs. Bolivia - Cost of transportation
pay 9.9% more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.62
BIF203K
|
$21.45
BOB250.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.02
BIF1M
|
$279.68
BOB3,270.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.78
BIF272K
|
$198.23
BOB2,317.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$20.53
BOB240.01
|
|
Burundi vs. Bolivia - Cost of housing
pay 42.2% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.93
BIF300K
|
$120.46
BOB1,408.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,992.86
BIF30M
|
$2,766.38
BOB32,345.61
|
|
Burundi vs. Bolivia - Cost of childcare
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
BIF6,501
|
$1.39
BOB16.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
BIF9,075
|
$1.70
BOB19.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.72
BOB20.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.65
BIF79,875
|
$22.62
BOB264.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.67
BIF4,992
|
$4.70
BOB54.99
|
|
Burundi vs. Bolivia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$30.62
BOB358.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.25
BOB341.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$52.01
BOB608.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$56.19
BOB657.00
|
Burundi vs. Bolivia - Cost of clothing
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