Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 20.4% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Mali, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA3,004
|
$1.89
BIF5,425
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,034
|
$3.80
BIF10,901
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.51
BIF1,454
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA394
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Mali
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA643
|
$0.73
BIF2,085
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,889
|
$6.06
BIF17,378
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,792
|
$2.78
BIF7,965
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,575
|
$2.07
BIF5,927
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,186
|
$3.19
BIF9,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.64
BIF7,567
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.22
BIF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA612
|
$0.66
BIF1,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA777
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.22
BIF631
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.26
BIF757
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Mali
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,356
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 58.9% less for housing
Mali
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,919
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA306,021
|
$291.52
BIF835,913
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA188,256
|
$73.86
BIF211,799
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA70,205
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$103.39
BIF296,455
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,338.70
BIF29,645,479
|
pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,614
|
$1.27
BIF3,634
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,215
|
$3.04
BIF8,721
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA571
|
$2.42
BIF6,951
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,808
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,672
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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