Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 30.9% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Peru, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.95
|
$1.92
BIF5,476
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.38
|
$3.24
BIF9,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.78
|
$0.43
BIF1,232
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
Peru
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.76
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.39
|
$4.01
BIF11,409
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.88
|
$3.00
BIF8,551
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.46
|
$2.65
BIF7,557
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.82
|
$3.23
BIF9,212
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
$2.47
BIF7,038
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$0.31
BIF869
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
$0.58
BIF1,656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$0.51
BIF1,449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
$0.27
BIF766
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
$0.52
BIF1,470
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
Peru
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.48
|
$4.37
BIF12,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN60.77
|
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,334,248
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN43.84
|
$8.65
BIF24,643
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
Peru
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.45
|
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,019.98
|
$216.29
BIF616,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN751.56
|
$81.71
BIF232,744
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN144.46
|
$11.03
BIF31,408
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN595.77
|
$480.65
BIF1,369,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,227,007
|
|
pay 50.6% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.74
|
$0.58
BIF1,643
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.54
|
$2.16
BIF6,161
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.80
|
$2.40
BIF6,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.47
|
$19.23
BIF54,763
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.84
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
Peru
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.31
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.15
|
$72.10
BIF205,362
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN248.35
|
$48.07
BIF136,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN220.34
|
$86.52
BIF246,434
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Burundi or Peru. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.