Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 4.1% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€7.95
|
$1.92
BIF5,498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
$3.24
BIF9,277
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.79
|
$0.43
BIF1,237
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.28
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$4.01
BIF11,454
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$3.00
BIF8,585
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.56
|
$2.65
BIF7,587
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.72
|
$3.23
BIF9,248
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$2.47
BIF7,066
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.31
BIF873
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.58
BIF1,662
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.27
BIF769
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.52
BIF1,475
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$4.37
BIF12,487
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.35
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,659.87
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,484,239
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.55
|
$8.65
BIF24,740
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.20
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€472.35
|
$216.29
BIF618,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€337.03
|
$81.71
BIF233,654
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€78.63
|
$11.03
BIF31,531
|
|
pay 61.8% more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€225.54
|
$480.65
BIF1,374,437
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,882.73
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,360,928
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$0.58
BIF1,649
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$2.16
BIF6,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$2.40
BIF6,872
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.20
|
$19.23
BIF54,977
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.63
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.31
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.49
|
$72.10
BIF206,166
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€80.57
|
$48.07
BIF137,444
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€113.44
|
$86.52
BIF247,399
|
|
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