Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 2.2 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
$9.57
€8.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
$4.41
€4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
$3.12
€2.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 96.8% more for transportation
Burundi
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
$7.86
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$38.99
€36.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
$10.59
€9.89
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
$706.14
€659.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
$551.18
€514.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
$353.18
€329.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
|
pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
$2.08
€1.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
$38.08
€35.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$7.48
€6.99
|
|
pay 50.5% more for clothing
Burundi
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
$82.02
€76.62
|
|
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