Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 37.5% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.79
|
$1.89
BIF5,506
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.52
|
$3.80
BIF11,064
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$0.51
BIF1,475
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.68
BIF1,969
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
$0.73
BIF2,117
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.84
|
$6.06
BIF17,638
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.22
|
$2.78
BIF8,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$2.07
BIF6,015
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.77
|
$3.19
BIF9,281
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$2.64
BIF7,680
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.22
BIF640
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.66
BIF1,920
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.44
BIF1,280
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.22
BIF640
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.26
BIF768
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.37
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.25
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,934.33
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.65
|
?? |
pay 45.1% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€15.04
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€326.83
|
$291.52
BIF848,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€251.09
|
$73.86
BIF214,963
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€171.52
|
?? | |
pay 47.6% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€359.52
|
$103.39
BIF300,883
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,229.86
|
$10,338.70
BIF30,088,325
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.86
|
$1.27
BIF3,688
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.67
|
$3.04
BIF8,851
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.65
|
$2.42
BIF7,055
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.34
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.23
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.87
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.41
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.42
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.67
|
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