Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 15.1% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Burundi instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$1.92
BIF5,498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
$3.24
BIF9,277
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.90
|
$0.43
BIF1,237
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$4.01
BIF11,454
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.22
|
$3.00
BIF8,585
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$2.65
BIF7,587
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.01
|
$3.23
BIF9,248
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$2.47
BIF7,066
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.31
BIF873
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.58
BIF1,662
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.27
BIF769
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.52
BIF1,475
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.15
|
$4.37
BIF12,487
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.27
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€21,951.58
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,484,239
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.38
|
$8.65
BIF24,740
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
San Marino
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.29
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€523.26
|
$216.29
BIF618,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€433.93
|
$81.71
BIF233,654
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€50.90
|
$11.03
BIF31,531
|
|
pay 76.2% more for childcare
San Marino
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€333.53
|
$480.65
BIF1,374,437
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,105.02
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,360,928
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$0.58
BIF1,649
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$2.16
BIF6,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.40
BIF6,872
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€71.47
|
$19.23
BIF54,977
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.40
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€76.58
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
$72.10
BIF206,166
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€71.47
|
$48.07
BIF137,444
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€90.87
|
$86.52
BIF247,399
|
|
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