Burundi is 42.5% cheaper than France.

If you lived in Burundi instead of France, you would:

pay 76.0% less for restaurants

 
France
Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.13
€14.86
$1.92
BIF5,476
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.98
€9.19
$3.24
BIF9,241
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.76
€2.54
$0.43
BIF1,232

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pay 38.4% less for groceries

 
France
Burundi
Bread
1 loaf
$1.66
€1.53
$0.67
BIF1,917
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.33
€7.67
$4.01
BIF11,409
Milk (1 gallon) $4.25
€3.91
$3.00
BIF8,551

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pay 54.4% less for transportation

 
France
Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.84
€7.22
$4.37
BIF12,438
Monthly public transit pass $52.45
€48.30
$14.42
BIF41,072
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,223.89
€24,150.89
$13,458.30
BIF38,334,248

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pay 75.8% less for housing

 
France
Burundi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.93
€28.49
$14.42
BIF41,072
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $760.64
€700.51
$216.29
BIF616,086
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $610.71
€562.44
$81.71
BIF232,744

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pay 11.2% less for childcare

 
France
Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $674.24
€620.95
$480.65
BIF1,369,080
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,309.03
€10,415.05
$12,016.34
BIF34,227,007

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pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
France
Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.24
€5.75
$0.58
BIF1,643
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.93
€2.70
$2.16
BIF6,161
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.11
€10.23
$2.40
BIF6,845

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pay 15.8% less for clothing

 
France
Burundi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.18
€78.45
$24.03
BIF68,454
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.90
€35.83
$72.10
BIF205,362
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.98
€83.79
$48.07
BIF136,908

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