Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 78.5% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$1.92
BIF5,494
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
$3.24
BIF9,271
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA688
|
$0.43
BIF1,236
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$0.67
BIF1,923
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
$0.67
BIF1,923
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.01
BIF11,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
$3.00
BIF8,579
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$2.65
BIF7,582
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
$3.23
BIF9,242
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
$2.47
BIF7,061
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.31
BIF872
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.58
BIF1,661
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.51
BIF1,454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
$0.27
BIF768
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.52
BIF1,474
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$4.37
BIF12,478
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
$14.42
BIF41,206
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,458,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
$8.65
BIF24,724
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
$14.42
BIF41,206
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
$216.29
BIF618,088
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
$81.71
BIF233,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
$11.03
BIF31,510
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
$480.65
BIF1,373,529
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,338,218
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$0.58
BIF1,648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
$2.16
BIF6,181
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
$2.40
BIF6,868
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
$19.23
BIF54,941
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$24.03
BIF68,676
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
$24.03
BIF68,676
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
$72.10
BIF206,029
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
$48.07
BIF137,353
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
$86.52
BIF247,235
|
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