Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 17.9% more expensive than Madagascar overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.0% less in Burundi
- Groceries
-
pay 26.6% more in Burundi
- Housing
-
pay 16.1% more in Burundi
- Childcare
-
pay 6.0% more in Burundi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 64.8% more in Burundi
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and childcare in Burundi are more expensive than in Madagascar.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,590
|
$1.84
BIF5,448
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,134
|
$3.69
BIF10,945
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,312
|
$0.49
BIF1,459
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,048
|
$0.66
BIF1,950
|
|
pay 26.6% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,306
|
$0.73
BIF2,156
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,221
|
$6.06
BIF17,969
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,380
|
$2.75
BIF8,158
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,456
|
$2.05
BIF6,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,758
|
$3.19
BIF9,455
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,006
|
$2.64
BIF7,825
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,489
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,569
|
$0.66
BIF1,956
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,579
|
$0.44
BIF1,304
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,324
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,724
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,054
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,368,279
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,388
|
?? |
pay 16.1% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA273,534
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,132,533
|
$289.31
BIF857,463
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA304,551
|
$73.09
BIF216,633
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA168,490
|
?? | |
pay 6.0% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA420,296
|
$105.93
BIF313,957
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,905,606
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,395,715
|
|
pay 64.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,278
|
$1.23
BIF3,648
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,302
|
$2.95
BIF8,756
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,527
|
$2.43
BIF7,188
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,713
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,201
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,305
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,405
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA337,243
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA268,872
|
?? |
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