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Burundi vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Burundi is 13.2% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.5% more in Burundi
Groceries: pay 5.3% more in Burundi
Transportation: pay 10.4% more in Burundi
Housing: pay 13.8% less in Burundi
Childcare: pay 5.6% more in Burundi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% more in Burundi

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Burundi are more expensive than in Zimbabwe.

Burundi vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burundi instead of Zimbabwe, you would:

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pay 64.5% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$2.71 BIF8,032	-62.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$3.85 BIF11,408	-30.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ZWL192.35	$1.70 BIF5,042	+184.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL134.02	$1.11 BIF3,282	+165.9%
Average			+64.5%

Zimbabwe vs. Burundi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.3% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Burundi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL326.12	$1.36 BIF4,045	+34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	$5.15 BIF15,275	-2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	$3.10 BIF9,185	-48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 ZWL636.46	$3.40 BIF10,076	+71.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 ZWL762.99	$4.47 BIF13,270	+88.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ZWL349.08	$2.66 BIF7,893	+145.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL234.29	$0.22 BIF653	-69.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ZWL344.68	$0.78 BIF2,324	-26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ZWL196.88	$0.60 BIF1,793	-1.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZWL211.93	$0.22 BIF653	-66.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL258.09	$0.26 BIF783	-67.1%
Average			+5.3%

Zimbabwe vs. Burundi - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.4% more for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	$5.12 BIF15,194	-13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$30.00 BIF88,980	-29.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$34.83 BIF103,292	+74.1%
Average			+10.4%

Zimbabwe vs. Burundi - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.8% less for housing

	Zimbabwe	Burundi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	$68.81 BIF204,095	-56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	+60.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	$111.14 BIF329,631	-45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	??
Average			-13.8%

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pay 5.6% more for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	$105.93 BIF314,185	-54.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	+65.4%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 ZWL523.25	$2.37 BIF7,038	+46.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 ZWL810.92	$3.43 BIF10,175	+36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.35 ZWL434.70	$2.43 BIF7,193	+79.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	$27.12 BIF80,431	-40.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	$1.69 BIF5,027	-84.9%
Average			+7.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Burundi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	??

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