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Burundi vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Burundi is 39.8% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.7% more in Burundi
Groceries: pay 42.1% more in Burundi
Transportation: pay 14.6% more in Burundi
Housing: pay 59.9% more in Burundi
Childcare: pay 60.5% more in Burundi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% more in Burundi

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Burundi are more expensive than in Swaziland.

Burundi vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.7% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL52.19	$2.71 BIF8,016	-13.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL39.63	$3.85 BIF11,385	+62.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.20	$1.70 BIF5,032	+76.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.42	$1.11 BIF3,275	+97.0%
Average			+55.7%

Swaziland vs. Burundi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.1% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Burundi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL12.90	$1.36 BIF4,037	+77.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL77.32	$5.15 BIF15,244	+11.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL68.30	$3.10 BIF9,167	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.00	$3.40 BIF10,055	+96.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL38.58	$4.47 BIF13,244	+94.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL11.84	$2.66 BIF7,877	+277.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.70	$0.22 BIF651	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.31	$0.78 BIF2,319	+79.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL10.81	$0.60 BIF1,789	-6.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.04	$0.22 BIF651	-54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.79	$0.26 BIF781	-54.8%
Average			+42.1%

Swaziland vs. Burundi - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.6% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL75.82	$5.12 BIF15,163	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL507.43	$30.00 BIF88,800	-0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL289,958.49	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL444.60	$34.83 BIF103,083	+31.4%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 59.9% more for housing

	Swaziland	Burundi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL483.26	$68.81 BIF203,682	+138.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,470.68	$483.63 BIF1,431,533	+81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,141.22	$111.14 BIF328,964	-40.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,010.12	??
Average			+59.9%

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pay 60.5% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,836.40	$105.93 BIF313,549	-3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL79,255.32	$10,592.87 BIF31,354,902	+124.2%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL31.41	$2.37 BIF7,024	+26.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.12	$3.43 BIF10,154	+73.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL44.94	$2.43 BIF7,178	-9.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL483.26	$27.12 BIF80,269	-5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL62.82	$1.69 BIF5,017	-54.7%
Average			+6.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Swaziland	Burundi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL772.90	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL402.72	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,256.49	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,417.57	??

Swaziland vs. Burundi - Cost of clothing

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