Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 53.1% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 6.6% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 27.7% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
Uganda
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
|
pay 63.0% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
|
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