Cost of living comparison
Japan is 2.1 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Japan instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 98.7% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,430
|
$6.59
¥1,036
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,911
|
$4.91
¥773
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
$1.01
¥159
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,942
|
$0.80
¥125
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,087
|
$1.40
¥221
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,393
|
$5.54
¥871
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,972
|
$5.14
¥808
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,932
|
$1.99
¥312
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,152
|
$2.58
¥406
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,574
|
$1.93
¥303
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$1.11
¥174
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,893
|
$1.76
¥277
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,262
|
$1.80
¥284
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$1.11
¥175
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF757
|
$0.90
¥142
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.17
¥656
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$60.62
¥9,533
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,439.97
¥3,371,436
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.44
¥3,842
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.46
¥5,261
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF836,612
|
$480.50
¥75,559
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,976
|
$321.68
¥50,584
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$107.01
¥16,827
|
|
pay 68.6% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,703
|
$240.59
¥37,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,670,261
|
$10,805.94
¥1,699,234
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,637
|
$2.60
¥409
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,728
|
$2.74
¥431
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,957
|
$3.86
¥608
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$55.52
¥8,731
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.57
¥1,819
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.65
¥6,078
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.96
¥4,082
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$52.99
¥8,333
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$85.48
¥13,442
|
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