Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 43.5% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 95.1% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
$4.96
R$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
$1.02
R$5.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$0.63
R$3.21
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
$4.04
R$20.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
$3.80
R$19.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
$1.81
R$9.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
$0.74
R$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
$0.44
R$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
$0.70
R$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
$0.45
R$2.31
|
|
pay 61.4% more for transportation
Burundi
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
$4.69
R$24.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$43.51
R$222.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
$7.69
R$39.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
$182.14
R$932.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
|
pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
$1.62
R$8.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
$1.57
R$8.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
$23.14
R$118.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$5.80
R$29.67
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Burundi
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
$54.94
R$281.21
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Brazil or Burundi. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.