Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Burundi

Burundi vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Burundi is 8.8% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% more in Burundi
Groceries: pay 78.5% more in Burundi
Transportation: pay 48.9% more in Burundi
Housing: pay 9.4% less in Burundi
Childcare: pay 59.1% less in Burundi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% less in Burundi

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

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Burundi vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.7% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	$3.85 BIF11,548	+21.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	$3.81 BIF11,426	-49.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	$1.76 BIF5,269	+221.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	$1.35 BIF4,052	+212.8%
Average			+8.7%

Tanzania vs. Burundi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.5% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Burundi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	$2.01 BIF6,014	+185.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	$4.16 BIF12,480	+11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	$3.80 BIF11,382	-15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	$3.60 BIF10,797	+66.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	$5.07 BIF15,195	+140.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	$2.65 BIF7,939	+131.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	$0.91 BIF2,728	+133.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	$0.76 BIF2,264	+78.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	??
Average			+78.5%

Tanzania vs. Burundi - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.9% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	$5.04 BIF15,118	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	$30.09 BIF90,206	+103.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,811.26 TZS44M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	$31.70 BIF95,016	+167.8%
Average			+48.9%

Tanzania vs. Burundi - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.4% less for housing

	Tanzania	Burundi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	$67.62 BIF203K	+80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$332.29 TZS877K	$433.02 BIF1M	+30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$156.95 TZS414K	$90.78 BIF272K	-42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.75 TZS108K	??
Average			-9.4%

Tanzania vs. Burundi - Cost of housing

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pay 59.1% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.94 TZS2M	$99.93 BIF300K	-82.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,482.41 TZS28M	$9,992.86 BIF30M	-4.7%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	$2.17 BIF6,501	+82.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	$3.03 BIF9,075	+56.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.09 TZS156K	$26.65 BIF79,875	-54.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	$1.67 BIF4,992	-71.2%
Average			-28.4%

Tanzania vs. Burundi - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Tanzania	Burundi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	??

Tanzania vs. Burundi - Cost of clothing

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