Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.6 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
Burundi
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 81.1% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 43.4% less for clothing
Burundi
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
|
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