Cost of living comparison

Burundi

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 17.5% more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 94.6% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 31.5% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 16.7% less in Romania
Housing: pay 40.3% more in Romania
Childcare: pay 85.6% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.7% more in Romania

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Romania are more expensive than in Burundi. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Romania. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Romania.

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Romania vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Burundi, you would:

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pay 94.6% more for restaurants

	Burundi	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,548	$9.82 RON46.44	+154.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,426	$7.22 RON34.13	+89.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$1.87 RON8.86	+6.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$1.57 RON7.43	+16.2%
Average			+94.6%

Burundi vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.5% less for groceries

	Burundi	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,014	$1.10 RON5.19	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$3.76 RON17.78	-9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$5.36 RON25.36	+41.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,797	$2.91 RON13.77	-19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,195	$2.69 RON12.72	-46.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,939	$0.51 RON2.42	-80.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.67 RON3.18
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$0.65 RON3.08	-28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$0.89 RON4.19	+17.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.35 RON1.66
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.36 RON1.70
Average			-31.5%

Burundi vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.7% less for transportation

	Burundi	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,118	$6.55 RON30.98	+29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,206	$23.38 RON110.58	-22.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,083.66 RON128K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,016	$6.64 RON31.43	-79.0%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 40.3% more for housing

	Burundi	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$8.56 RON40.50	-87.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$371.73 RON1,758.50	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$281.26 RON1,330.53	+209.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$107.14 RON506.84
Average			+40.3%

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pay 85.6% more for childcare

	Burundi	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$482.75 RON2,283.68	+383.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	-28.7%
Average			+85.6%

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pay 58.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$2.18 RON10.31	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,075	$2.45 RON11.57	-19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.71 RON27.03
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,875	$38.73 RON183.19	+45.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$7.13 RON33.75	+328.4%
Average			+58.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burundi	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$62.00 RON293.30
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$35.53 RON168.09
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$77.18 RON365.11
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$85.19 RON402.98

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