Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 30.4% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD33.59
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD58.43
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.40
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 51.9% more for groceries
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.10
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD42.19
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.98
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.45
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.54
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.83
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.97
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.22
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.34
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD57.16
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD163.37
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD253,856.01
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD62.30
|
?? |
pay 23.2% less for housing
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD340.50
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,656.65
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,696.81
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD319.91
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD989.78
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD31,207.94
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.81
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.48
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.91
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD223.65
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD57.67
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD341.79
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD369.80
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD745.23
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD641.99
|
?? |
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