Cost of living comparison
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Burundi vs. Uganda Cost of Living Summary
Burundi is 3.2% more expensive than Uganda overall.
Burundi vs. Uganda Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Burundi instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 33.8% more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.45
UGX10,151
|
$3.85
BIF11,548
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.36
UGX30,452
|
$3.81
BIF11,426
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,523
|
$1.76
BIF5,269
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
UGX1,107
|
$1.35
BIF4,052
|
|
Uganda vs. Burundi - Cost of restaurants
pay 92.6% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
UGX3,747
|
$2.01
BIF6,014
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
UGX9,009
|
$4.16
BIF12,480
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
UGX11,976
|
$3.80
BIF11,382
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX6,530
|
$3.60
BIF10,797
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.05
UGX8,472
|
$5.07
BIF15,195
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
UGX3,939
|
$2.65
BIF7,939
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
UGX2,353
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UGX2,430
|
$0.91
BIF2,728
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
UGX2,225
|
$0.76
BIF2,264
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
UGX2,302
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
UGX2,302
|
?? | |
Uganda vs. Burundi - Cost of groceries
pay 20.8% more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
UGX21,961
|
$5.04
BIF15,118
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.68
UGX177K
|
$30.09
BIF90,206
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,361.98
UGX30M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
UGX12,181
|
$31.70
BIF95,016
|
|
Uganda vs. Burundi - Cost of transportation
pay 25.9% less for housing
|
Uganda
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.66
UGX143K
|
$67.62
BIF203K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$482.64
UGX2M
|
$433.02
BIF1M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$167.36
UGX692K
|
$90.78
BIF272K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.08
UGX220K
|
?? | |
Uganda vs. Burundi - Cost of housing
pay 30.7% less for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.43
UGX1M
|
$99.93
BIF300K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.19
UGX34M
|
$9,992.86
BIF30M
|
|
Uganda vs. Burundi - Cost of childcare
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
UGX5,075
|
$2.17
BIF6,501
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
UGX10,471
|
$3.03
BIF9,075
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
UGX10,151
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.21
UGX228K
|
$26.65
BIF79,875
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
UGX30,452
|
$1.67
BIF4,992
|
|
Uganda vs. Burundi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.80
UGX57,098
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
UGX53,292
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.90
UGX132K
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.25
UGX179K
|
?? |
Uganda vs. Burundi - Cost of clothing
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