Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 49.4% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
|
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
|
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