Burundi vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1589
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$147
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$375
$455
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$600
$397
💸 GDP per capita
$200
$533
😃 Human freedom index
4.85
3.43
❤️ Life expectancy
62
63.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
16
🌐 English speaking %
2%
9%
🎓 Higher education
21
25
😀 Quality of life
12
12
🏙️ Population
11.5M
28.3M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($536) is 1% more expensive than in Yemen ($530). Burundi ranked 177th vs 179th for Yemen 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 0.8 months in Yemen. Ranked 185th and 187th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burundi vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Burundi and Yemen 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.58
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.6
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$2.57
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$532
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.9
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.67%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.98
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$79
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$2904

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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 Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$550
2.96M
Taiz
$514
615K
Al Hudaydah
$513
618K
Aden
$509
507K
Ibb
$504
351K
Dhamar
$491
160K
Mukalla
$491
144K
Sa'dah
$488
70.2K
Sayyan
$491
70K
Zabid
$489
50.8K