Cost of living comparison
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Rwanda vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary
Rwanda is 4.0% more expensive than Burundi overall.
Rwanda vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
BIF8,059
|
$3.45
RWF5,042
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.85
BIF11,447
|
$6.89
RWF10,083
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
BIF5,059
|
$0.86
RWF1,255
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
BIF3,293
|
$0.57
RWF837
|
|
Burundi vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants
pay 15.2% less for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
BIF4,059
|
$1.05
RWF1,529
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
BIF15,326
|
$2.26
RWF3,300
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
BIF9,216
|
$2.64
RWF3,865
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
BIF10,110
|
$1.65
RWF2,420
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
BIF13,315
|
$2.10
RWF3,064
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
BIF7,919
|
$1.15
RWF1,687
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF655
|
$0.37
RWF540
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BIF2,332
|
$0.70
RWF1,027
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BIF1,799
|
$0.48
RWF701
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF655
|
$0.23
RWF333
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF786
|
$0.39
RWF572
|
|
Burundi vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries
pay 24.8% less for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
BIF15,245
|
$4.42
RWF6,467
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
BIF89,280
|
$29.30
RWF42,853
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,543.61
RWF39M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.83
BIF104K
|
$14.48
RWF21,175
|
|
Burundi vs. Rwanda - Cost of transportation
pay 45.8% more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.81
BIF205K
|
$19.48
RWF28,485
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$483.63
BIF1M
|
$575.44
RWF842K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.14
BIF331K
|
$322.51
RWF472K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.98
RWF58,472
|
|
Burundi vs. Rwanda - Cost of housing
pay 15.6% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF315K
|
$166.62
RWF244K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF32M
|
$7,842.43
RWF11M
|
|
Burundi vs. Rwanda - Cost of childcare
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
BIF7,061
|
$1.03
RWF1,512
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
BIF10,209
|
$2.31
RWF3,383
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,217
|
$1.72
RWF2,521
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.12
BIF80,703
|
$31.41
RWF45,934
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.69
BIF5,044
|
$3.45
RWF5,042
|
|
Burundi vs. Rwanda - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$19.19
RWF28,065
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.30
RWF28,233
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$22.98
RWF33,610
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$37.92
RWF55,457
|
Burundi vs. Rwanda - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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