Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 38.2% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$2.62
MYR12.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$3.79
MYR17.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.66
MYR3.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
pay 38.7% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.83
MYR3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$7.05
MYR33.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$5.70
MYR26.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.88
MYR8.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$1.75
MYR8.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.07
MYR5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.54
MYR2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.14
MYR5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.58
MYR2.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.48
MYR2.26
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$1.65
MYR7.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.08
MYR66.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,947.56
MYR154,441.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.40
MYR30.00
|
pay 79.5% more for housing
Burundi
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.98
MYR112.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$285.65
MYR1,339.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$192.76
MYR903.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$32.50
MYR152.36
|
|
pay 2.4% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$152.58
MYR715.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$5,918.25
MYR27,741.80
|
|
pay 64.1% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$3.27
MYR15.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.46
MYR11.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$3.72
MYR17.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.52
MYR147.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.61
MYR16.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$50.13
MYR234.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.02
MYR121.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$59.27
MYR277.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$51.45
MYR241.19
|
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