Burundi vs Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1589
$2036
🏠 One person rent
$147
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$375
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$95
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$600
$194
💸 GDP per capita
$200
$2272
😃 Human freedom index
4.85
3.81
❤️ Life expectancy
62
65.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
20
🌐 English speaking %
2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
21
45
😀 Quality of life
12
21
🏙️ Population
11.5M
40.5M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($536) is 41% less expensive than in Sudan ($907). Burundi ranked 177th vs 99th for Sudan 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 0.2 months in Sudan. Ranked 185th and 165th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burundi vs Sudan

We calculate prices for Burundi and Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 12 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 Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.58
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.6
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$2.57
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$1166
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.9
$43.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.67%
21.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$1097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$3.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.98
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$62.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$2035

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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 Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Khartoum
$889
5.35M
Omdurman
$902
2.81M
Khartoum North
$868
936K
Port Sudan
$1096
580K
Kassala
$988
536K
Kosti
$851
528K
Nyala
$944
493K
El-Obeid
$847
418K
El-Gadarif
$935
355K
Al-Fashir
$928
286K
Ad-Damazin
$827
186K
Atbara
$1094
135K