Cost of living comparison
compared to
El Salvador vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary
El Salvador is 71.1% more expensive than Burundi overall.
El Salvador vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 45.3% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
BIF11,557
|
$6.75
SVC59.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.81
BIF11,436
|
$7.00
SVC61.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BIF5,274
|
$1.14
SVC10.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BIF4,056
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
Burundi vs. El Salvador - Cost of restaurants
pay 6.3% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
BIF6,019
|
$2.53
SVC22.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
BIF12,491
|
$3.85
SVC33.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
BIF11,392
|
$6.71
SVC58.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
BIF10,806
|
$2.67
SVC23.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.07
BIF15,208
|
$2.83
SVC24.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.65
BIF7,945
|
$1.88
SVC16.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
SVC5.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
BIF2,730
|
$1.18
SVC10.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
BIF2,266
|
$1.56
SVC13.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.33
SVC11.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.49
SVC13.05
|
|
Burundi vs. El Salvador - Cost of groceries
pay 4.2% more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.04
BIF15,131
|
$4.75
SVC41.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.09
BIF90,283
|
$37.50
SVC328.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
SVC219K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.70
BIF95,096
|
$30.00
SVC262.51
|
|
Burundi vs. El Salvador - Cost of transportation
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.62
BIF203K
|
$42.50
SVC371.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.02
BIF1M
|
$824.50
SVC7,214.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.78
BIF272K
|
$660.00
SVC5,775.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$99.35
SVC869.38
|
|
Burundi vs. El Salvador - Cost of housing
pay 12.3% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.93
BIF300K
|
$162.67
SVC1,423.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,992.86
BIF30M
|
$4,720.00
SVC41,301.84
|
|
Burundi vs. El Salvador - Cost of childcare
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
BIF6,507
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
BIF9,083
|
$3.55
SVC31.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.65
BIF79,943
|
$28.30
SVC247.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.67
BIF4,996
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
Burundi vs. El Salvador - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$67.15
SVC587.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.00
SVC411.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$118.33
SVC1,035.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$117.00
SVC1,023.80
|
Burundi vs. El Salvador - Cost of clothing
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