Cost of living comparison
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Equatorial Guinea vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary
Equatorial Guinea is 21.4% more expensive than Burundi overall.
Equatorial Guinea vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 57.2% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
BIF11,547
|
$8.54
FCFA4,999
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.81
BIF11,425
|
$8.54
FCFA4,999
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BIF5,269
|
$0.85
FCFA500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BIF4,052
|
$0.43
FCFA250
|
|
Burundi vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.8% less for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
BIF6,013
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
BIF12,480
|
$3.37
FCFA1,973
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
BIF11,382
|
$10.34
FCFA6,056
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
BIF10,796
|
$3.76
FCFA2,200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.07
BIF15,194
|
$2.71
FCFA1,588
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.65
BIF7,938
|
$1.08
FCFA635
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
FCFA454
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
BIF2,728
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
BIF2,264
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Burundi vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries
pay 12.3% less for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.04
BIF15,117
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.09
BIF90,201
|
$26.40
FCFA15,461
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,056.06
FCFA19M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.70
BIF95,010
|
?? | |
Burundi vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.62
BIF203K
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.02
BIF1M
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.78
BIF272K
|
$223.95
FCFA131K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? | |
Burundi vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing
pay 96.6% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.93
BIF300K
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,992.86
BIF30M
|
$341.40
FCFA200K
|
|
Burundi vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of childcare
pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
BIF6,501
|
$1.71
FCFA1,000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
BIF9,074
|
$4.69
FCFA2,749
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.52
FCFA2,648
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.65
BIF79,870
|
$34.14
FCFA19,996
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.67
BIF4,992
|
$5.39
FCFA3,156
|
|
Burundi vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
Burundi vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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