Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 2.0% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 55.4% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
Sweden
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
|
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