Burundi vs Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$595
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1901
$1448
🏠 One person rent
$243
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$102
$179
💸 GDP per capita
$219
$2482
😃 Human freedom index
4.48
5.39
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
65.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
23
🌐 English speaking %
2%
0%
🎓 Higher education
22
26
😀 Quality of life
10
19
🏙️ Population
14M
6.33M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($742) is 25% more expensive than in the Congo ($595). Burundi ranked 143rd vs 168th for the Congo 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 the Congo. Ranked 190th and 181st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burundi vs the Congo

We calculate prices for Burundi and the Congo as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 6 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 Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$2.56
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1786
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.9
$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.9
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.9
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.22%
12.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2061
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1616
$898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.02
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$7.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.69
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.9
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$4502

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In Burundi

City Cost of living Population
Bujumbura
$759
659K
Gitega
$694
135K
Ngozi
$692
39.9K
Bubanza
$693
20K
Muyinga
$691
9.61K
Ruyigi
$693
7.14K
Makamba
$691
9.4K
Rutana
$691
5.87K

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$602
2.15M
Pointe-Noire
$590
1.42M
Kayes
$544
71.6K
Madingou
$544
36.2K
Gamboma
$543
26.1K
Kinkala
$543
12.1K