Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 89.8% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
pay 68.3% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
|
pay 56.2% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
pay 63.5% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
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