Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 31.4% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Italy, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.62
|
$1.92
BIF5,498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
$3.24
BIF9,277
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.27
|
$0.43
BIF1,237
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.69
|
$4.01
BIF11,454
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.53
|
$3.00
BIF8,585
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
$2.65
BIF7,587
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.15
|
$3.23
BIF9,248
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$2.47
BIF7,066
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.31
BIF873
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.58
BIF1,662
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.27
BIF769
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.52
BIF1,475
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.45
|
$4.37
BIF12,487
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.66
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,484,239
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.32
|
$8.65
BIF24,740
|
|
pay 73.4% less for housing
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€564.71
|
$216.29
BIF618,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€453.93
|
$81.71
BIF233,654
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
$11.03
BIF31,531
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€426.52
|
$480.65
BIF1,374,437
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,360,928
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$0.58
BIF1,649
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$2.16
BIF6,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
$2.40
BIF6,872
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.09
|
$19.23
BIF54,977
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.66
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Italy
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
$72.10
BIF206,166
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
$48.07
BIF137,444
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€106.65
|
$86.52
BIF247,399
|
|
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