Cost of living comparison
Malta is 3.7 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Malta instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$15.69
€14.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$9.54
€8.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$2.17
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
|
pay 97.3% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$4.41
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$3.80
€3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,882.44
€23,789.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.28
€25.99
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.50
€30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$934.95
€859.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$777.27
€714.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$81.34
€74.76
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Burundi
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$578.94
€532.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$8,806.22
€8,094.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$3.56
€3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$55.37
€50.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.33
€9.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$89.42
€82.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.06
€35.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.34
€79.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$103.92
€95.52
|
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