Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.5 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,526
|
$10.17
L£909,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,324
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,243
|
$2.26
L£201,819
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,934
|
$0.74
L£65,930
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,934
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,512
|
$5.59
L£500,091
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,628
|
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,625
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,294
|
$2.64
L£236,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,101
|
$0.91
L£81,506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF877
|
$0.56
L£50,375
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,671
|
$0.54
L£48,491
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,462
|
$0.62
L£55,812
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF773
|
$0.53
L£47,841
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,483
|
$0.45
L£40,192
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,550
|
$3.67
L£328,111
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,442
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,678,871
|
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,865
|
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,442
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF621,625
|
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,836
|
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,691
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,381,388
|
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,534,706
|
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,658
|
$2.62
L£234,920
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,216
|
$2.92
L£261,290
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,907
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,256
|
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF69,069
|
$9.00
L£805,439
|
|
pay 86.3% more for clothing
Burundi
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF69,069
|
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF207,208
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF138,139
|
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,650
|
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
|
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