Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 48.3% cheaper than Malta overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.3% less in Burundi
- Groceries
-
pay 27.0% less in Burundi
- Housing
-
pay 80.2% less in Burundi
- Childcare
-
pay 29.8% less in Burundi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.1% less in Burundi
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are lower in Burundi.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Malta, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.21
|
$1.84
BIF5,462
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€8.97
|
$3.69
BIF10,973
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€1.97
|
$0.49
BIF1,463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.41
|
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.09
|
$0.73
BIF2,162
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.01
|
$6.06
BIF18,015
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.09
|
$2.75
BIF8,179
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€2.92
|
$2.05
BIF6,089
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.25
|
$3.19
BIF9,479
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$2.64
BIF7,844
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.22
BIF654
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.66
BIF1,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.21
|
$0.44
BIF1,307
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.22
BIF654
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.77
|
$0.26
BIF784
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€4.94
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€21.56
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€23,724.67
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€25.96
|
?? |
pay 80.2% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€28.29
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€864.41
|
$289.31
BIF859,650
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€734.28
|
$73.09
BIF217,185
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€63.28
|
?? | |
pay 29.8% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€536.01
|
$105.93
BIF314,758
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€7,897.85
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,475,775
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.14
|
$1.23
BIF3,658
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.17
|
$2.95
BIF8,778
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.41
|
$2.43
BIF7,206
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€51.87
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€8.99
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Malta
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€81.73
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€33.30
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€80.59
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€90.86
|
?? |
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