Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 18.2% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Laos, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$1.92
BIF5,516
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$3.24
BIF9,308
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$4.01
BIF11,492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$3.00
BIF8,613
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$2.65
BIF7,612
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$3.23
BIF9,278
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$2.47
BIF7,089
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.31
BIF876
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$0.58
BIF1,668
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$0.51
BIF1,460
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$4.37
BIF12,528
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,611,872
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$8.65
BIF24,822
|
|
pay 76.3% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$216.29
BIF620,548
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$81.71
BIF234,429
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$11.03
BIF31,636
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$480.65
BIF1,378,995
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,474,886
|
|
pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$0.58
BIF1,655
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$2.16
BIF6,205
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$2.40
BIF6,895
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$19.23
BIF55,160
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$72.10
BIF206,849
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$48.07
BIF137,900
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$86.52
BIF248,219
|
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