Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 15.9% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Poland, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$1.92
BIF5,494
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$3.24
BIF9,271
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$0.43
BIF1,236
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.67
BIF1,923
|
|
pay 47.4% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$0.67
BIF1,923
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
$4.01
BIF11,446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$3.00
BIF8,579
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$2.65
BIF7,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$3.23
BIF9,242
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$2.47
BIF7,061
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.31
BIF872
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$0.58
BIF1,661
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.51
BIF1,454
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.27
BIF768
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.52
BIF1,474
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$4.37
BIF12,478
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$14.42
BIF41,206
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,458,804
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$8.65
BIF24,724
|
|
pay 54.0% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$14.42
BIF41,206
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$216.29
BIF618,088
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$81.71
BIF233,500
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$11.03
BIF31,510
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
$480.65
BIF1,373,529
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,338,218
|
|
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$0.58
BIF1,648
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$2.16
BIF6,181
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$2.40
BIF6,868
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$19.23
BIF54,941
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
$24.03
BIF68,676
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$24.03
BIF68,676
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$72.10
BIF206,029
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$48.07
BIF137,353
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$86.52
BIF247,235
|
|
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