Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 2.1 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 83.2% more for transportation
Burundi
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 53.3% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 33.9% more for clothing
Burundi
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
|
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