Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 31.2% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Malta, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
|
pay 77.7% less for housing
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
|
pay 33.5% more for childcare
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
|
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