Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Burundi

Burundi vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Burundi is 18.4% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% less in Burundi
Groceries: pay 29.5% more in Burundi
Transportation: pay 98.1% more in Burundi
Housing: pay 38.7% more in Burundi
Childcare: pay 0.1% less in Burundi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% less in Burundi

The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in Burundi are more expensive than in Serbia. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Burundi. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Burundi.

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Burundi vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burundi instead of Serbia, you would:

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pay 42.5% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD833	$2.71 BIF8,102	-67.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD960	$3.85 BIF11,508	-59.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD212	$1.70 BIF5,086	-18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD149	$1.11 BIF3,311	-24.8%
Average			-42.5%

Serbia vs. Burundi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.5% more for groceries

	Serbia	Burundi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD75	$1.36 BIF4,080	+84.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD472	$5.15 BIF15,409	+10.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD516	$3.10 BIF9,266	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD244	$3.40 BIF10,164	+41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD306	$4.47 BIF13,387	+48.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD57	$2.66 BIF7,962	+374.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD84	$0.22 BIF658	-73.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD76	$0.78 BIF2,344	+4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD99	$0.60 BIF1,808	-38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD46	$0.22 BIF658	-51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$0.26 BIF790	-36.6%
Average			+29.5%

Serbia vs. Burundi - Cost of groceries

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pay 98.1% more for transportation

	Serbia	Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD697	$5.12 BIF15,327	-25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,071	$30.00 BIF89,760	-1.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD838	$34.83 BIF104K	+320.9%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 38.7% more for housing

	Serbia	Burundi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,659	$68.81 BIF206K	+162.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,837	$483.63 BIF1M	+17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,699	$111.14 BIF333K	-63.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,835	??
Average			+38.7%

Serbia vs. Burundi - Cost of housing

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pay 0.1% less for childcare

	Serbia	Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,391	$105.93 BIF317K	-60.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD668K	$10,592.87 BIF32M	+60.6%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD252	$2.37 BIF7,099	-4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD205	$3.43 BIF10,264	+69.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD447	$2.43 BIF7,256	-45.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,267	$27.12 BIF81,137	-15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD554	$1.69 BIF5,071	-69.0%
Average			-13.1%

Serbia vs. Burundi - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Serbia	Burundi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,969	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD5,022	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,900	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,930	??

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