Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 24.0% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO154.82
|
$1.89
BIF5,425
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.32
|
$3.80
BIF10,901
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.52
|
$0.51
BIF1,454
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.88
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.32
|
$0.73
BIF2,085
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.65
|
$6.06
BIF17,378
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.68
|
$2.78
BIF7,965
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.74
|
$2.07
BIF5,927
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.15
|
$3.19
BIF9,144
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO95.97
|
$2.64
BIF7,567
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.72
|
$0.22
BIF631
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.28
|
$0.66
BIF1,892
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.41
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.45
|
$0.22
BIF631
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.95
|
$0.26
BIF757
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.24
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.06
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.06
|
?? |
pay 47.5% less for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,172.40
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,873.17
|
$291.52
BIF835,913
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,792.82
|
$73.86
BIF211,799
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,165.35
|
?? | |
pay 6.9% less for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,610.79
|
$103.39
BIF296,455
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,394.69
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,645,479
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.44
|
$1.27
BIF3,634
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.58
|
$3.04
BIF8,721
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.11
|
$2.42
BIF6,951
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,372.79
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.62
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,514.83
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,499.53
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,335.68
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,896.53
|
?? |
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