Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 20.3% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Romania, you would:
pay 60.3% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.45
|
$1.89
BIF5,487
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.65
|
$3.80
BIF11,025
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.01
|
$0.51
BIF1,470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.60
|
$0.68
BIF1,963
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.05
|
$0.73
BIF2,109
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.46
|
$6.06
BIF17,576
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.85
|
$2.78
BIF8,056
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.82
|
$2.07
BIF5,994
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.69
|
$3.19
BIF9,248
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.19
|
$2.64
BIF7,653
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.11
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.96
|
$0.66
BIF1,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.90
|
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.92
|
$0.26
BIF765
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.36
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.91
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,474.60
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.07
|
?? |
pay 46.6% less for housing
|
Romania
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.88
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,719.57
|
$291.52
BIF845,408
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,223.83
|
$73.86
BIF214,205
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON471.60
|
?? | |
pay 1.0% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,687.82
|
$103.39
BIF299,822
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,649.75
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,982,230
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.37
|
$1.27
BIF3,675
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.06
|
$3.04
BIF8,820
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.51
|
$2.42
BIF7,030
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.39
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.51
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON276.38
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON159.67
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON323.57
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON374.94
|
?? |
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