Burundi vs Cambodia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi Cambodia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$737
$779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1888
$1919
🏠 One person rent
$244
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$89.3
$210
💸 GDP per capita
$154
$2628
😃 Human freedom index
4.88
6.14
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
70.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
21
🌐 English speaking %
2%
22.2%
🎓 Higher education
21
28
😀 Quality of life
7
43
🏙️ Population
14M
17.6M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($737) is 5% less expensive than in Cambodia ($779). Burundi ranked 138th vs 131st for Cambodia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Burundi compared to 0.3 months in Cambodia. Ranked 194th and 121st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burundi vs Cambodia

We calculate prices for Burundi and Cambodia as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Burundi Cambodia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$4.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$2.57
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1776
$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11
$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.26%
10.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1982
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1614
$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$8.89
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.69
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$38.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.65
$5.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$6516

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In Burundi

City Cost of living Population
Bujumbura
$754
659K
Gitega
$689
135K
Ngozi
$686
39.9K
Bubanza
$689
20K
Muyinga
$687
9.61K
Makamba
$688
9.4K
Ruyigi
$687
7.14K
Rutana
$688
5.87K

In Cambodia

City Cost of living Population
Phnom Penh
$829
2.13M
Siem Reap
$650
245K
Battambang
$571
119K
Serei Saophoan
$623
99K
Sihanoukville
$763
71.1K
Kampong Cham
$504
61.8K
Kampot
$622
42.1K
Svay Rieng
$686
41.4K
Prey Veng
$727
33.1K
Stung Treng
$635
29.7K