Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 4.6% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$1.92
BIF5,516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$3.24
BIF9,308
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$4.01
BIF11,492
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$3.00
BIF8,613
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$2.65
BIF7,612
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$3.23
BIF9,278
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$2.47
BIF7,089
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$0.31
BIF876
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$0.58
BIF1,668
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$0.51
BIF1,460
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$4.37
BIF12,528
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,611,872
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
$8.65
BIF24,822
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Thailand
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$216.29
BIF620,548
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$81.71
BIF234,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$11.03
BIF31,636
|
|
pay 32.5% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,995
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,474,886
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$0.58
BIF1,655
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$2.16
BIF6,205
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$2.40
BIF6,895
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$19.23
BIF55,160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
|
pay 29.3% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
$72.10
BIF206,849
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
$48.07
BIF137,900
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
$86.52
BIF248,219
|
|
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