Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 88.6% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$7.91
MDL139.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$6.78
MDL119.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.83
MDL14.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.59
MDL10.33
|
|
pay 35.3% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.54
MDL9.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$5.13
MDL90.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$4.50
MDL79.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.54
MDL44.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.38
MDL41.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.36
MDL6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.84
MDL14.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.74
MDL12.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.89
MDL15.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.32
MDL5.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.23
MDL92.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.23
MDL232.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,307.77
MDL427,860.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.24
MDL74.63
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.39
MDL182.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$434.87
MDL7,654.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$331.07
MDL5,827.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$182.16
MDL3,206.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Burundi
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$377.26
MDL6,640.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,402.68
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.41
MDL24.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.73
MDL30.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$2.72
MDL47.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.49
MDL783.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.35
MDL129.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$52.76
MDL928.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.75
MDL822.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.45
MDL1,609.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$123.65
MDL2,176.49
|
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