Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 29.7% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Japan, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,062
|
$1.92
BIF5,516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥803
|
$3.24
BIF9,308
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥175
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥139
|
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
Japan
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,035
|
$4.01
BIF11,492
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥854
|
$3.00
BIF8,613
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥289
|
$2.65
BIF7,612
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥486
|
$3.23
BIF9,278
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥394
|
$2.47
BIF7,089
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥208
|
$0.31
BIF876
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥320
|
$0.58
BIF1,668
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥331
|
$0.51
BIF1,460
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥212
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥151
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Japan
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥740
|
$4.37
BIF12,528
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,985
|
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,611,872
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,073
|
$8.65
BIF24,822
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
Japan
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥90,719
|
$216.29
BIF620,548
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,092
|
$81.71
BIF234,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
$11.03
BIF31,636
|
|
pay 18.6% more for childcare
Japan
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,106
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,995
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,474,886
|
|
pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥469
|
$0.58
BIF1,655
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥489
|
$2.16
BIF6,205
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥663
|
$2.40
BIF6,895
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,529
|
$19.23
BIF55,160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,021
|
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
Japan
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
$72.10
BIF206,849
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
$48.07
BIF137,900
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,999
|
$86.52
BIF248,219
|
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