Cost of living comparison
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Burundi vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary
Burundi is 36.0% more expensive than Rwanda overall.
Burundi vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Burundi instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 31.5% more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
RWF5,095
|
$2.71
BIF8,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
RWF10,190
|
$3.85
BIF11,508
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
RWF1,268
|
$1.70
BIF5,086
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RWF846
|
$1.11
BIF3,311
|
|
Rwanda vs. Burundi - Cost of restaurants
pay 44.3% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,546
|
$1.36
BIF4,080
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,335
|
$5.15
BIF15,409
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.64
RWF3,906
|
$3.10
BIF9,266
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
RWF2,446
|
$3.40
BIF10,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
RWF3,097
|
$4.47
BIF13,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
RWF1,704
|
$2.66
BIF7,962
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
RWF545
|
$0.22
BIF658
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RWF1,037
|
$0.78
BIF2,344
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF709
|
$0.60
BIF1,808
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
RWF336
|
$0.22
BIF658
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RWF578
|
$0.26
BIF790
|
|
Rwanda vs. Burundi - Cost of groceries
pay 52.9% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
RWF6,536
|
$5.12
BIF15,327
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.30
RWF43,309
|
$30.00
BIF89,760
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,543.61
RWF39M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.48
RWF21,400
|
$34.83
BIF104K
|
|
Rwanda vs. Burundi - Cost of transportation
pay 57.3% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.48
RWF28,788
|
$68.81
BIF206K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.44
RWF851K
|
$483.63
BIF1M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.51
RWF477K
|
$111.14
BIF333K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
RWF59,094
|
?? | |
Rwanda vs. Burundi - Cost of housing
pay 0.6% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.62
RWF246K
|
$105.93
BIF317K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,842.43
RWF12M
|
$10,592.87
BIF32M
|
|
Rwanda vs. Burundi - Cost of childcare
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.03
RWF1,529
|
$2.37
BIF7,099
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
RWF3,419
|
$3.43
BIF10,264
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
RWF2,548
|
$2.43
BIF7,256
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.41
RWF46,423
|
$27.12
BIF81,137
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.45
RWF5,095
|
$1.69
BIF5,071
|
|
Rwanda vs. Burundi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.19
RWF28,363
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.30
RWF28,533
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.98
RWF33,968
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.92
RWF56,047
|
?? |
Rwanda vs. Burundi - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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