Your USD goes further in Burundi

+1.7% further

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,034.50 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 6,008,820 BIF

That is 101,880 BIF more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $33.91 today.

BIF per 1 USD Then 2,953 · Today 3,004

1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Burundi

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

130,000 BIF a night

$0.75 less a night

Costs you today: $43.27
Cost you 1 year ago: $44.02

Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

220,000 BIF a night

$1.26 less a night

Costs you today: $73.23
Cost you 1 year ago: $74.49

Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

12,000 BIF a meal

8 more meals

Costs you today: $3.99
Cost you 1 year ago: $4.06

Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

76,000 BIF a dinner

1 more dinner

Costs you today: $25.30
Cost you 1 year ago: $25.73

Do Estimate

Museum entry

35,000 BIF a ticket

2 more tickets

Costs you today: $11.65
Cost you 1 year ago: $11.85

Do Estimate

Guided day tour

170,000 BIF a tour

$0.98 less a tour

Costs you today: $56.58
Cost you 1 year ago: $57.56

Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

80,000 BIF a ride

1 more ride

Costs you today: $26.63
Cost you 1 year ago: $27.09

Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

65,000 BIF a ticket

1 more ticket

Costs you today: $21.63
Cost you 1 year ago: $22.01

Rate history

BIF per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

Rate 1 year ago

A price of	Costs you today	Cost you 1 year ago
20,000 BIF	$6.66	$6.77
200,000 BIF	$66.57	$67.72
1,000,000 BIF	$332.84	$338.58
2,000,000 BIF	$665.69	$677.17

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)