Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 2.6 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,498
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,277
|
$7.18
€6.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,237
|
$2.07
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
$1.63
€1.51
|
|
pay 35.2% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,454
|
$4.82
€4.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,585
|
$3.70
€3.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,587
|
$2.30
€2.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,248
|
$3.18
€2.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,066
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF873
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,662
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF769
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,475
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
Burundi
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,487
|
$7.27
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
$23.31
€21.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,484,239
|
$23,266.22
€21,606.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,740
|
$9.59
€8.90
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
$27.10
€25.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF618,497
|
$423.38
€393.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF233,654
|
$342.21
€317.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,531
|
$207.34
€192.55
|
|
pay 32.7% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,374,437
|
$188.83
€175.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,360,928
|
$11,455.31
€10,637.98
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,649
|
$4.34
€4.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,185
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,872
|
$5.39
€5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF54,977
|
$47.88
€44.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
$8.34
€7.75
|
|
pay 69.8% more for clothing
Burundi
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
$83.50
€77.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,166
|
$34.16
€31.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,444
|
$79.54
€73.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF247,399
|
$103.03
€95.68
|
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