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Burundi vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Burundi is 8.3% more expensive than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.9% less in Burundi
Groceries: pay 4.2% more in Burundi
Transportation: pay 51.5% more in Burundi
Housing: pay 54.4% more in Burundi
Childcare: pay 9.7% less in Burundi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.8% less in Burundi

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Burundi are more expensive than in Hungary. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Burundi.

Burundi vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.9% less for restaurants

	Hungary	Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 HUF3,493.84	$2.71 BIF8,039	-73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 HUF2,768.30	$3.85 BIF11,418	-52.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 HUF494.10	$1.70 BIF5,046	+18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HUF381.89	$1.11 BIF3,285	-0.3%
Average			-26.9%

Hungary vs. Burundi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.2% more for groceries

	Hungary	Burundi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 HUF530.83	$1.36 BIF4,048	-11.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 HUF1,545.16	$5.15 BIF15,287	+14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.17 HUF1,436.05	$3.10 BIF9,193	-25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 HUF983.27	$3.40 BIF10,084	+18.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 HUF928.03	$4.47 BIF13,282	+65.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 HUF270.80	$2.66 BIF7,899	+238.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 HUF303.32	$0.22 BIF653	-75.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 HUF313.18	$0.78 BIF2,326	-13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 HUF480.53	$0.60 BIF1,794	-56.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 HUF175.71	$0.22 BIF653	-56.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 HUF188.44	$0.26 BIF784	-51.8%
Average			+4.2%

Hungary vs. Burundi - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.5% more for transportation

	Hungary	Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.76 HUF2,326.55	$5.12 BIF15,207	-24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.12 HUF8,641.79	$30.00 BIF89,054	+19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,788.81 HUF9M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.43 HUF4,619.14	$34.83 BIF103K	+159.4%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 54.4% more for housing

	Hungary	Burundi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.66 HUF7,108.72	$68.81 BIF204K	+233.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.37 HUF166K	$483.63 BIF1M	+0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.75 HUF130K	$111.14 BIF330K	-70.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.14 HUF38,238.70	??
Average			+54.4%

Hungary vs. Burundi - Cost of housing

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pay 9.7% less for childcare

	Hungary	Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.81 HUF107K	$105.93 BIF314K	-65.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,229.50 HUF2M	$10,592.87 BIF31M	+46.5%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 HUF719.73	$2.37 BIF7,044	+13.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 HUF761.38	$3.43 BIF10,184	+55.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.97 HUF2,396.99	$2.43 BIF7,199	-65.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.15 HUF16,911.61	$27.12 BIF80,499	-44.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 HUF2,587.79	$1.69 BIF5,031	-77.5%
Average			-23.8%

Hungary vs. Burundi - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Hungary	Burundi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.50 HUF26,322.71	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.66 HUF10,548.37	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.51 HUF27,358.26	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.04 HUF31,323.17	??

Hungary vs. Burundi - Cost of clothing

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