Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 87.3% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 94.8% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
$0.82
F CFA501
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$0.71
F CFA436
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$0.41
F CFA248
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
$0.64
F CFA390
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.49
F CFA303
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
pay 97.4% more for transportation
Burundi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
$1.09
F CFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 44.6% more for clothing
Burundi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
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