Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 19.5 times more expensive than Burundi overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.9 times more in Monaco
- Groceries
-
pay 5.0 times more in Monaco
- Housing
-
pay 61.3 times more in Monaco
- Childcare
-
pay 14.4 times more in Monaco
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.8 times more in Monaco
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Monaco are more expensive than in Burundi. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Monaco.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 11.9 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,428
|
$36.21
€35.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,904
|
$11.32
€10.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$5.61
€5.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,942
|
$8.77
€8.50
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$5.69
€5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,902
|
$11.39
€11.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,128
|
$8.62
€8.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,050
|
$5.55
€5.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,419
|
$8.45
€8.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,795
|
$2.57
€2.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$2.47
€2.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$1.98
€1.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$2.92
€2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$1.69
€1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$2.02
€1.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.68
€8.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.74
€28.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$49,160.43
€47,675.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.44
€20.79
|
pay 61.3 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$110.93
€107.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,250
|
$9,401.30
€9,117.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,821
|
$6,591.34
€6,392.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$292.40
€283.57
|
|
pay 14.4 times more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,781
|
$2,759.79
€2,676.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,278,078
|
$29,406.50
€28,518.16
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$9.11
€8.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,723
|
$6.29
€6.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,161
|
$12.06
€11.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$512.44
€496.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.00
€14.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$194.39
€188.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.16
€72.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$203.37
€197.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$446.93
€433.42
|
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