Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 12.7% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
Gabon
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
|
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