Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 90.8% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$6.37
MDL116.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$6.65
MDL121.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$0.89
MDL16.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.62
MDL11.26
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$0.45
MDL8.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
$4.73
MDL86.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$4.55
MDL82.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$1.91
MDL34.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$2.35
MDL42.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$0.36
MDL6.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.80
MDL14.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.75
MDL13.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$0.86
MDL15.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.30
MDL5.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$0.30
MDL5.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.99
MDL91.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.97
MDL236.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,774.44
MDL469,653.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.49
MDL81.81
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.34
MDL188.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$453.48
MDL8,263.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$380.54
MDL6,933.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$170.43
MDL3,105.55
|
|
pay 98.9% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
$368.94
MDL6,722.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
$5,247.42
MDL95,616.68
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$1.25
MDL22.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$1.42
MDL25.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$2.77
MDL50.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.20
MDL768.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.82
MDL106.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.93
MDL1,146.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.50
MDL883.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$94.60
MDL1,723.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$124.56
MDL2,269.70
|
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