Burundi vs Niger - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi Niger
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1589
$2171
🏠 One person rent
$147
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$375
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$33.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$600
$306
💸 GDP per capita
$200
$618
😃 Human freedom index
4.85
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
62
62.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
32
🌐 English speaking %
2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
21
26
😀 Quality of life
12
14
🏙️ Population
11.5M
21.5M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($536) is 50% less expensive than in Niger ($1062). Burundi ranked 177th vs 77th for Niger 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 0.3 months in Niger. Ranked 185th and 181st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burundi vs Niger

We calculate prices for Burundi and Niger as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 3 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 Niger
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.58
$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.6
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.57
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.9
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$48.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.67%
10.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$1565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.98
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$42.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$4628

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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 Niger

City Cost of living Population
Niamey
$1073
1.03M
Maradi
$1042
267K
Zinder
$1037
236K