Burundi vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$739
$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1888
$1260
🏠 One person rent
$242
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$467
$74
💸 GDP per capita
$193
$1052
😃 Human freedom index
4.88
3.1
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
12
🌐 English speaking %
2%
4%
🎓 Higher education
21
38
😀 Quality of life
9
12
🏙️ Population
13.7M
23.9M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($739) is 38% more expensive than in Syria ($537). Burundi ranked 137th vs 177th 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 0.6 months in Burundi compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 190th and 188th 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
$3.42
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$95
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$320
$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11
$51.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17
$79.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.1%
13.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2037
$1293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$9.73
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$5.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$12.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.7
$2.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.9
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$51.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10527
$2044

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In Burundi

City Cost of living Population
Bujumbura
$756
659K
Gitega
$691
135K
Ngozi
$689
39.9K
Bubanza
$690
20K
Muyinga
$690
9.61K
Makamba
$689
9.4K
Ruyigi
$688
7.14K
Rutana
$689
5.87K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$672
2.69M
Aleppo
$534
2M
Homs
$372
775K
Latakia
$449
700K
Hama
$406
697K
Raqqa
$470
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$472
272K
Al-Hasakah
$456
188K
Qamishli
$449
184K
Idlib
$516
165K