Burundi vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$431
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$154
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$319
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.9
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$342
$58.8
💸 GDP per capita
$238
$537
😃 Human freedom index
4.82
3.3
❤️ Life expectancy
61.7
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
13
🌐 English speaking %
2%
4%
🎓 Higher education
21
40
😀 Quality of life
9
11
🏙️ Population
11.5M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($431) is 15% less expensive than in Syria ($505). Burundi ranked 191st vs 178th for Syria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Burundi compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 193rd and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burundi vs Syria

We calculate prices for Burundi and Syria 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.74
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.5
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.78
$3.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$1.52
$1.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.2
$88.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.6
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.1
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
14.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$647
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$9.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$9.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$3.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$5.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.47
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$14.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.85
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.8
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$1962

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In Burundi

City Cost of living Population
Bujumbura
$432
659K
Gitega
$426
135K
Ngozi
$424
39.9K
Bubanza
$425
20K
Muyinga
$424
9.61K
Makamba
$423
9.4K
Ruyigi
$424
7.14K
Rutana
$424
5.87K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$582
2.5M
Aleppo
$415
1.92M
Homs
$577
775K
Latakia
$414
700K
Hama
$482
697K
Raqqa
$568
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$515
272K
Al-Hasakah
$483
188K
Qamishli
$468
184K
Idlib
$456
165K