Cost of living comparison
Malta is 3.8 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Malta instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$15.58
€14.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$9.83
€9.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$2.16
€2.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.54
€1.48
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
$4.39
€4.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$4.49
€4.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$3.20
€3.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$3.56
€3.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$1.28
€1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.84
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$1.02
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.42
€5.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.63
€22.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,001.46
€24,958.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.45
€27.31
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.01
€29.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$947.36
€909.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$804.74
€772.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.35
€66.57
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
$587.45
€563.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
$8,655.79
€8,308.49
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$3.44
€3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$2.38
€2.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$5.93
€5.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$56.85
€54.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.86
€9.46
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$89.57
€85.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.50
€35.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.33
€84.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$99.58
€95.59
|
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