Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 92.2% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,526
|
$6.34
$372.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,324
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,243
|
$1.11
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,934
|
$0.74
$43.62
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,934
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,512
|
$4.02
$236.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,628
|
$4.63
$272.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,625
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,294
|
$2.46
$144.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,101
|
$1.09
$63.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF877
|
$0.39
$23.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,671
|
$1.02
$60.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,462
|
$0.63
$37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF773
|
$0.52
$30.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,483
|
$0.94
$55.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Burundi
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,550
|
$4.87
$286.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,442
|
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,678,871
|
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,865
|
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,442
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF621,625
|
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,836
|
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,691
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,381,388
|
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,534,706
|
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
|
pay 97.6% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,658
|
$2.86
$168.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,216
|
$2.11
$123.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,907
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,256
|
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF69,069
|
$6.19
$364.01
|
|
pay 30.9% more for clothing
Burundi
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF69,069
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF207,208
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF138,139
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,650
|
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
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