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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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