Burundi is 37.5% cheaper than Latvia.

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

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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

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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

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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
??

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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

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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

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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

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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
??

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