Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 65.4% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.14
|
$1.92
BIF5,498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.19
|
$3.24
BIF9,277
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.27
|
$0.43
BIF1,237
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
|
pay 79.6% more for groceries
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.53
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD38.85
|
$4.01
BIF11,454
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD25.85
|
$3.00
BIF8,585
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.14
|
$2.65
BIF7,587
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.49
|
$3.23
BIF9,248
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.28
|
$2.47
BIF7,066
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.66
|
$0.31
BIF873
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
$0.58
BIF1,662
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.87
|
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.43
|
$0.27
BIF769
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.57
|
$0.52
BIF1,475
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.04
|
$4.37
BIF12,487
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD150.84
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD234,377.69
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,484,239
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD57.86
|
$8.65
BIF24,740
|
|
pay 46.9% less for housing
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD345.50
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,588.98
|
$216.29
BIF618,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,597.43
|
$81.71
BIF233,654
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD318.98
|
$11.03
BIF31,531
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,055.01
|
$480.65
BIF1,374,437
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,449.71
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,360,928
|
|
pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD25.84
|
$0.58
BIF1,649
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD13.99
|
$2.16
BIF6,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.56
|
$2.40
BIF6,872
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD218.71
|
$19.23
BIF54,977
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
|
pay 26.7% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD320.67
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD349.75
|
$72.10
BIF206,166
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD674.55
|
$48.07
BIF137,444
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD571.18
|
$86.52
BIF247,399
|
|
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