Burundi vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

Burundi Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$428
$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1309
$1445
🏠 One person rent
$156
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.5
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$118
💸 GDP per capita
$238
$2184
😃 Human freedom index
4.82
5.93
❤️ Life expectancy
61.7
52.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
24
🌐 English speaking %
2%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
21
63
😀 Quality of life
10
10
🏙️ Population
11.5M
211M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($428) is 30% less expensive than in Nigeria ($609). Burundi ranked 193rd vs 153rd for Nigeria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Burundi compared to 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 192nd and 191st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burundi vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Burundi and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 33 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 Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.96
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.64
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.8
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$453
$778
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$21
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
18.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1377
$520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.38
$9.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$3.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$3.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.48
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$1.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.8
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.2
$13.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.3
$38.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$68.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8827
$2203

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Burundi

City Cost of living Population
Bujumbura
$429
659K
Gitega
$428
135K
Ngozi
$427
39.9K
Bubanza
$426
20K
Muyinga
$426
9.61K
Makamba
$426
9.4K
Ruyigi
$427
7.14K
Rutana
$426
5.87K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$758
15.1M
Kano
$378
3.85M
Ibadan
$663
2.55M
Abuja
$506
1.57M
Onitsha
$670
1.48M
Maiduguri
$389
1.2M
Benin
$587
1.15M
Abeokuta
$675
889K
Aba
$410
1.16M
Kaduna
$380
760K
Port Harcourt
$548
1.01M
Owerri
$995
908K
Ilorin
$598
848K
Enugu
$558
716K
Bauchi
$469
694K
Akure
$483
848K
Ife
$460
502K
Zaria
$459
408K
Gusau
$426
383K
Jos
$467
623K
Sokoto
$354
428K
Minna
$486
322K
Ado Ekiti
$447
447K
Katsina
$401
318K
Warri
$618
363K
Calabar
$445
371K
Umuahia
$602
359K
Awka
$611
302K
Oyo
$463
387K
Osogbo
$461
396K