Burundi vs Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1589
$1460
🏠 One person rent
$147
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$375
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$600
$427
💸 GDP per capita
$200
$2509
😃 Human freedom index
4.85
5.41
❤️ Life expectancy
62
63.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
22
🌐 English speaking %
2%
0%
🎓 Higher education
21
21
😀 Quality of life
12
15
🏙️ Population
11.5M
6.14M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($536) is 8% less expensive than in the Congo ($582). Burundi ranked 177th vs 165th 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 1.1 months in Burundi compared to 0.7 months in the Congo. Ranked 185th and 178th 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
$2.58
$3.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.6
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$2.57
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.9
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.67%
12.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$1593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.98
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$4.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$3762

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In Burundi

City Cost of living Population
Bujumbura
$546
659K
Gitega
$510
135K
Ngozi
$509
39.9K
Bubanza
$508
20K
Muyinga
$509
9.61K
Makamba
$509
9.4K
Ruyigi
$509
7.14K
Rutana
$509
5.87K

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$589
2.15M
Pointe-Noire
$578
1.42M
Kayes
$531
71.6K
Madingou
$531
36.2K
Gamboma
$531
26.1K
Kinkala
$529
12.1K