Burundi vs Gabon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi Gabon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1901
$1841
🏠 One person rent
$243
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$524
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$102
$447
💸 GDP per capita
$219
$8230
😃 Human freedom index
4.48
6.31
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
68.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
29
🌐 English speaking %
2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
22
9
😀 Quality of life
10
37
🏙️ Population
14M
2.54M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($742) is 0.6% more expensive than in Gabon ($738). Burundi ranked 143rd vs 144th for Gabon 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 0.6 months in Gabon. Ranked 190th and 138th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burundi vs Gabon

We calculate prices for Burundi and Gabon as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 2 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 Gabon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$2.56
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1786
$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.9
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.9
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.22%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2061
$1512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1616
$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.02
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.69
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$6.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.9
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$7026

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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 Gabon

City Cost of living Population
Libreville
$745
899K
Port-Gentil
$699
155K