Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 50.4% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
?? |
pay 73.0% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
?? | |
pay 37.0% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
?? |
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