Burundi vs Cameroon - Cost of Living Comparison

Burundi Cameroon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$428
$825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1309
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$156
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.5
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$305
💸 GDP per capita
$238
$1588
😃 Human freedom index
4.82
5.34
❤️ Life expectancy
61.7
60.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
26
🌐 English speaking %
2%
38%
🎓 Higher education
21
42
😀 Quality of life
10
21
🏙️ Population
11.5M
24.1M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($428) is 48% less expensive than in Cameroon ($825). Burundi ranked 193rd vs 107th for Cameroon in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Burundi compared to 0.4 months in Cameroon. Ranked 192nd and 173rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burundi vs Cameroon

We calculate prices for Burundi and Cameroon 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 Cameroon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.96
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.64
$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$357
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.8
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$453
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$72.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
12.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1377
$1401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.38
$5.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$5.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.48
$7.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.8
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$8.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.3
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8827
$2281

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In Burundi

City Cost of living Population
Bujumbura
$429
659K
Gitega
$428
135K
Ngozi
$427
39.9K
Bubanza
$426
20K
Muyinga
$426
9.61K
Makamba
$426
9.4K
Ruyigi
$427
7.14K
Rutana
$426
5.87K

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$556
2.44M
Garoua
$598
1.75M
Douala
$1332
2.77M
Bafoussam
$784
600K
Ngaoundere
$541
190K
Bamenda
$443
270K
Maroua
$573
201K
Kumba
$564
144K
Buea
$386
131K
Limbe
$511
84.2K