Burundi vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Burundi is 18.8% cheaper than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants
pay 52.2% less in Burundi
Groceries
pay 3.5% more in Burundi
Housing
pay 68.2% less in Burundi
Childcare
pay 14.9% more in Burundi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.1% more in Burundi

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Burundi are more expensive than in Mozambique. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Burundi.

Burundi vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

pay 52.2% less for restaurants

 
Mozambique
Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.95
MZN700.11
$1.84
BIF5,467
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
MZN639.10
$3.69
BIF10,982
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.95
MZN60.57
$0.49
BIF1,464

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

 
Mozambique
Burundi
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
MZN75.85
$0.73
BIF2,164
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.45
MZN540.08
$6.06
BIF18,030
Milk (1 gallon) $5.78
MZN369.14
$2.75
BIF8,186

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Mozambique
Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.12
MZN326.98
??
Monthly public transit pass $13.17
MZN841.44
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.67
??

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pay 68.2% less for housing

 
Mozambique
Burundi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $782.47
MZN50,007.83
$289.31
BIF860,375
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.87
MZN17,502.74
$73.09
BIF217,369

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pay 14.9% more for childcare

 
Mozambique
Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $270.04
MZN17,258.02
$105.93
BIF315,024
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,559.16
MZN355,286.02
$10,592.87
BIF31,502,355

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pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mozambique
Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
MZN80.01
$1.23
BIF3,661
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
MZN142.99
$2.95
BIF8,786
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.58
MZN165.03
$2.43
BIF7,212

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Mozambique
Burundi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$34.04
MZN2,175.34
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.64
MZN3,875.61
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.64
MZN4,834.09
??

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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: February 2025
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