Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 14.7% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£908,255
|
$1.92
BIF5,516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
$3.24
BIF9,308
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,474
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,818
|
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£499,236
|
$4.01
BIF11,492
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
$3.00
BIF8,613
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
$2.65
BIF7,612
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£235,738
|
$3.23
BIF9,278
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,367
|
$2.47
BIF7,089
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,289
|
$0.31
BIF876
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,408
|
$0.58
BIF1,668
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,717
|
$0.51
BIF1,460
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,759
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,123
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£327,550
|
$4.37
BIF12,528
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,611,872
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
$8.65
BIF24,822
|
|
pay 78.6% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
$216.29
BIF620,548
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
$81.71
BIF234,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
$11.03
BIF31,636
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,995
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,474,886
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,518
|
$0.58
BIF1,655
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£260,843
|
$2.16
BIF6,205
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
$2.40
BIF6,895
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
$19.23
BIF55,160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£804,062
|
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
$72.10
BIF206,849
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
$48.07
BIF137,900
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
$86.52
BIF248,219
|
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