Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 47.5% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 68.6% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
$5.00
SDG3,005.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
$0.52
SDG312.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
$0.32
SDG193.05
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
$0.94
SDG564.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
$3.05
SDG1,833.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
$5.72
SDG3,439.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
$2.40
SDG1,440.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
$2.65
SDG1,594.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
$2.24
SDG1,343.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$0.38
SDG229.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
$0.82
SDG495.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.79
SDG474.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.68
SDG407.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
$0.53
SDG320.72
|
|
pay 51.2% more for transportation
Burundi
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
$4.23
SDG2,541.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,833,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
$76.50
SDG45,977.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
$520.00
SDG312,520.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
$233.60
SDG140,394.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
$35.43
SDG21,292.14
|
|
pay 83.1% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
$69.33
SDG41,665.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,403,312.76
|
|
pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
$2.32
SDG1,396.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
$27.75
SDG16,677.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Burundi
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
$17.06
SDG10,251.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
$70.57
SDG42,409.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
$56.76
SDG34,114.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
$40.36
SDG24,258.58
|
|
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