Cost of living comparison

Burundi

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Maldives

Male vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

Male is 79.4% more expensive than Bujumbura.

Restaurants: pay 44.5% more in Male
Groceries: pay 4.2% more in Male
Transportation: pay 19.5% less in Male
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Male
Childcare: pay 25.4% less in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Male

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Male are more expensive than in Bujumbura. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Male. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Male.

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Male vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Male instead of Bujumbura, you would:

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pay 44.5% more for restaurants

	Bujumbura	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,547	$6.00 MVR92.74	+55.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,425	$9.73 MVR150.39	+155.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$1.63 MVR25.12	-7.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$0.30 MVR4.59	-78.0%
Average			+44.5%

Bujumbura vs. Male - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.2% more for groceries

	Bujumbura	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,013	$1.65 MVR25.57	-17.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$5.34 MVR82.43	+28.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$7.69 MVR118.80	+102.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,796	$1.92 MVR29.70	-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,194	$2.77 MVR42.73	-45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,938	$1.80 MVR27.83	-32.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.39 MVR21.40
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$1.85 MVR28.65	+103.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$1.22 MVR18.84	+61.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.93 MVR14.40
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.86 MVR13.30
Average			+4.2%

Bujumbura vs. Male - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.5% less for transportation

	Bujumbura	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,117	$3.81 MVR58.81	-24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,201	$30.82 MVR476.23	+2.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$32,446.46 MVR501K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,010	$17.52 MVR270.70	-44.7%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Bujumbura	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	+119.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	+671.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$90.98 MVR1,405.60
Average			+280.4%

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pay 25.4% less for childcare

	Bujumbura	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	+85.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	-69.9%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bujumbura	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$4.87 MVR75.19	+124.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,074	$3.55 MVR54.84	+17.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$14.93 MVR230.60
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,870	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	+165.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$9.73 MVR150.39	+484.5%
Average			+165.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bujumbura	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$39.51 MVR610.48
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$49.64 MVR766.88
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$87.13 MVR1,346.11
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$52.52 MVR811.39

Bujumbura vs. Male - Cost of clothing

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