Burundi vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1901
$925
🏠 One person rent
$243
$102
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$171
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$173
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$102
$181
💸 GDP per capita
$219
$1447
😃 Human freedom index
4.48
6.97
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
34
🌐 English speaking %
2%
3%
🎓 Higher education
22
46
😀 Quality of life
10
35
🏙️ Population
14M
29.7M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($742) is 105% more expensive than in Nepal ($362). Burundi ranked 143rd vs 197th for Nepal 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 0.5 months in Nepal. Ranked 190th and 144th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burundi vs Nepal

We calculate prices for Burundi and Nepal 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 Nepal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$1.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.29
 Cappuccino
$2.56
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$66
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1786
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.9
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.9
$30.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.9
$7.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.22%
10.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2061
$1696
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1616
$964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.02
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$9.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$7.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.69
$2.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$2.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.9
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$60.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$3119

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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 Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$412
846K
Lalitpur
$340
513K
Pokhara
$395
354K
Birgunj
$319
268K
Biratnagar
$315
243K
Dhangadhi
$363
102K
Janakpur
$284
97.8K
Bheemdatta
$347
105K
Hetauda
$285
84.7K
Damak
$310
75.1K