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Burundi vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Burundi is 3.9% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% more in Burundi
Groceries: pay 1.5% less in Burundi
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Burundi
Housing: pay 62.4% less in Burundi
Childcare: pay 24.5% less in Burundi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.2% less in Burundi

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

Burundi vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burundi instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 15.3% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$2.71 BIF8,018	-65.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$3.85 BIF11,388	-55.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$1.70 BIF5,033	+63.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$1.11 BIF3,276	+119.5%
Average			+15.3%

United Arab Emirates vs. Burundi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.5% less for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Burundi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$1.36 BIF4,038	-7.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$5.15 BIF15,248	-3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$3.10 BIF9,169	-55.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$3.40 BIF10,058	+20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$4.47 BIF13,247	+21.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$2.66 BIF7,879	+172.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.22 BIF651	-70.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$0.78 BIF2,320	+7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$0.60 BIF1,789	+3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$0.22 BIF651	-54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$0.26 BIF782	-49.9%
Average			-1.5%

United Arab Emirates vs. Burundi - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$5.12 BIF15,168	+75.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$30.00 BIF88,824	-43.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$34.83 BIF103K	+309.7%
Average			+114.0%

United Arab Emirates vs. Burundi - Cost of transportation

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pay 62.4% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Burundi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$68.81 BIF204K	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$483.63 BIF1M	-66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$111.14 BIF329K	-88.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	??
Average			-62.4%

United Arab Emirates vs. Burundi - Cost of housing

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pay 24.5% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$105.93 BIF314K	-78.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$10,592.87 BIF31M	+29.7%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$2.37 BIF7,025	-77.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$3.43 BIF10,157	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$2.43 BIF7,180	-61.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$27.12 BIF80,290	-64.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$1.69 BIF5,018	-87.1%
Average			-64.2%

United Arab Emirates vs. Burundi - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Burundi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	??

United Arab Emirates vs. Burundi - Cost of clothing

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