Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 45.5% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
pay 58.9% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 56.8% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
|
pay 34.1% less for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
|
pay 96.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
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