Burundi vs East Timor - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi East Timor
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1888
$1227
🏠 One person rent
$225
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$214
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$25.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.7
$137
💸 GDP per capita
$219
$1332
😃 Human freedom index
4.48
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
44
🌐 English speaking %
2%
9%
🎓 Higher education
22
15
😀 Quality of life
8
36
🏙️ Population
14M
1.4M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($735) is 45% more expensive than in East Timor ($506). Burundi ranked 146th vs 186th for East Timor 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 East Timor. Ranked 193rd and 139th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burundi vs East Timor

We calculate prices for Burundi and East Timor as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 4 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 East Timor
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$2.6
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$99
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$287
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.9
$60.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.3
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.24%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2038
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.02
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$6.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.92
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.01
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.69
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10018
$4123

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In Burundi

City Cost of living Population
Bujumbura
$750
659K
Gitega
$691
135K
Ngozi
$689
39.9K
Bubanza
$688
20K
Muyinga
$688
9.61K
Makamba
$689
9.4K
Ruyigi
$688
7.14K
Rutana
$690
5.87K

In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$507
222K
Maliana
$499
15.8K
Baucau
$501
15K
Ainaro
$500
5.45K