Cost of living comparison
compared to
Burundi vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary
Burundi is 13.7% more expensive than Kenya overall.
Burundi vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Burundi instead of Kenya, you would:
pay about the same for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
KES513.81
|
$3.85
BIF11,548
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.49
KES842.08
|
$3.81
BIF11,426
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KES74.64
|
$1.76
BIF5,269
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
KES73.50
|
$1.35
BIF4,052
|
Kenya vs. Burundi - Cost of restaurants
pay 82.8% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
KES73.38
|
$2.01
BIF6,014
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
KES654.07
|
$4.16
BIF12,480
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KES364.50
|
$3.80
BIF11,382
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
KES218.44
|
$3.60
BIF10,797
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES338.09
|
$5.07
BIF15,195
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
KES147.75
|
$2.65
BIF7,939
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES55.09
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
KES81.85
|
$0.91
BIF2,728
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
KES43.54
|
$0.76
BIF2,264
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.99
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
KES45.50
|
?? | |
Kenya vs. Burundi - Cost of groceries
pay 7.5% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.72
KES742.41
|
$5.04
BIF15,118
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.03
KES3,896.40
|
$30.09
BIF90,206
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,967.15
KES3M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.32
KES1,598.52
|
$31.70
BIF95,016
|
|
Kenya vs. Burundi - Cost of transportation
pay 11.6% more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
KES4,347.14
|
$67.62
BIF203K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.27
KES27,025.43
|
$433.02
BIF1M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.35
KES21,195.68
|
$90.78
BIF272K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.61
KES4,490.62
|
?? | |
Kenya vs. Burundi - Cost of housing
pay 23.9% less for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.67
KES21,757.09
|
$99.93
BIF300K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,284.02
KES1M
|
$9,992.86
BIF30M
|
|
Kenya vs. Burundi - Cost of childcare
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
KES278.31
|
$2.17
BIF6,501
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
KES316.97
|
$3.03
BIF9,075
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.21
KES417.11
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.05
KES4,158.65
|
$26.65
BIF79,875
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.52
KES1,106.12
|
$1.67
BIF4,992
|
|
Kenya vs. Burundi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.22
KES2,105.20
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.38
KES2,645.16
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.38
KES4,590.56
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.71
KES4,633.90
|
?? |
Kenya vs. Burundi - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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