Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 28.8% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
pay 49.4% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
?? |
pay 22.4% less for housing
|
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
?? |
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