Cost of living comparison

 Mali
compared to
Burundi vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary

Burundi is 9.4% cheaper than Mali overall.

Restaurants
pay 34.5% less in Burundi
Groceries
pay 49.6% less in Burundi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 55.9% more in Burundi

Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Burundi.

Burundi vs. Mali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burundi instead of Mali, you would:

pay 34.5% less for restaurants

 
Mali
Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.70
F CFA4,217
$1.84
BIF5,443
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.42
F CFA4,041
$3.69
BIF10,933
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.77
F CFA486
$0.49
BIF1,458

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pay 49.6% less for groceries

 
Mali
Burundi
Bread
1 loaf
$1.10
F CFA693
$0.73
BIF2,154
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.06
BIF17,949
Milk (1 gallon) $9.46
F CFA5,953
$2.75
BIF8,149

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Mali
Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.48
F CFA3,449
??
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Mali
Burundi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.27
F CFA25,959
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $289.31
BIF856,529
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $73.09
BIF216,397

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Mali
Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $105.93
BIF313,615
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,592.87
BIF31,361,514

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pay 55.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mali
Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.39
F CFA1,501
$1.23
BIF3,644
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.89
F CFA1,189
$2.95
BIF8,746
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.93
F CFA587
$2.43
BIF7,180

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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
?? ??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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