Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 6.4% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 27.0% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
?? |
pay 51.8% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
?? | |
pay 66.1% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
?? |
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