Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 88.1% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,425
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,901
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,454
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,085
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,378
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,965
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,927
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,144
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,567
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,892
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF757
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,913
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,799
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 57.5% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,455
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,645,479
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,634
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,721
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,951
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Mozambique
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
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