Cost of living comparison
compared to
Burundi vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary
Burundi is 16.7% cheaper than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.8% less in Burundi
- Groceries
-
pay 10.7% less in Burundi
- Transportation
-
pay 39.3% more in Burundi
- Housing
-
pay 22.5% less in Burundi
- Childcare
-
pay 39.1% less in Burundi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.2% less in Burundi
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Burundi.
Burundi vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Burundi instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 42.8% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.13
€11.06
|
$2.71
BIF8,006
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€7.95
|
$3.85
BIF11,371
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.62
|
$1.70
BIF5,026
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.18
|
$1.11
BIF3,271
|
|
Portugal vs. Burundi - Cost of restaurants
pay 10.7% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.28
|
$1.36
BIF4,032
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€4.83
|
$5.15
BIF15,225
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
€3.47
|
$3.10
BIF9,155
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.64
|
$3.40
BIF10,043
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
€2.88
|
$4.47
BIF13,227
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.89
|
$2.66
BIF7,867
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.57
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.71
|
$0.78
BIF2,317
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€0.98
|
$0.60
BIF1,787
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.62
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.76
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
Portugal vs. Burundi - Cost of groceries
pay 39.3% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.46
€6.29
|
$5.12
BIF15,145
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.12
€32.95
|
$30.00
BIF88,691
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,916.24
€29,410.58
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
€10.76
|
$34.83
BIF103K
|
|
Portugal vs. Burundi - Cost of transportation
pay 22.5% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.01
€34.54
|
$68.81
BIF203K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.63
€804.10
|
$483.63
BIF1M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$787.92
€663.68
|
$111.14
BIF329K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.92
€80.79
|
?? | |
Portugal vs. Burundi - Cost of housing
pay 39.1% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$512.86
€431.99
|
$105.93
BIF313K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,479.69
€8,827.23
|
$10,592.87
BIF31M
|
|
Portugal vs. Burundi - Cost of childcare
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
€2.16
|
$2.37
BIF7,015
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
€1.72
|
$3.43
BIF10,142
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.31
|
$2.43
BIF7,169
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.69
€37.64
|
$27.12
BIF80,170
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.76
€7.37
|
$1.69
BIF5,011
|
|
Portugal vs. Burundi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.22
€69.26
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.56
€33.32
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.53
€75.41
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.44
€87.13
|
?? |
Portugal vs. Burundi - Cost of clothing
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