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
€14.70
|
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.80
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.95
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.30
|
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.32
|
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.28
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,452.44
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.44
|
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
|
pay 77.7% less for housing
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.34
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€854.29
|
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€681.79
|
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.33
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
|
pay 33.5% more for childcare
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€369.59
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,714.60
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.89
|
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.04
|
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.61
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.84
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.45
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.17
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.77
|
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
|
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