Burundi vs. Holy See (Vatican City) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burundi instead of Holy See (Vatican City), you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $2.71
BIF8,021
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $3.85
BIF11,393
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.70
BIF5,036

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Burundi
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.36
BIF4,040
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.15
BIF15,255
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $3.10
BIF9,173

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.12
BIF15,174
Monthly public transit pass ?? $30.00
BIF88,864
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Burundi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $68.81
BIF204K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $483.63
BIF1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $111.14
BIF329K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $105.93
BIF314K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,592.87
BIF31M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.37
BIF7,029
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.43
BIF10,162
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.43
BIF7,183

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Burundi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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