Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 20.1% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Greece, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.87
|
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
Greece
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
Greece
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.59
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.17
|
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
Greece
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€400.95
|
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€334.93
|
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
|
pay 59.8% more for childcare
Greece
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.63
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.24
|
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.26
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
Greece
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.66
|
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
|
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