Burundi vs Mali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi Mali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1589
$1420
🏠 One person rent
$147
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$375
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$600
$419
💸 GDP per capita
$200
$897
😃 Human freedom index
4.85
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
62
59.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
28
🌐 English speaking %
2%
0%
🎓 Higher education
21
27
😀 Quality of life
12
16
🏙️ Population
11.5M
20.3M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($536) is 5% less expensive than in Mali ($565). Burundi ranked 177th vs 169th for Mali in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Burundi compared to 0.7 months in Mali. Ranked 185th and 176th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burundi vs Mali

We calculate prices for Burundi and Mali as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 7 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Burundi Mali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.58
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.6
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$2.57
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.9
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.67%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$5.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.98
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$3162

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In Burundi

City Cost of living Population
Bujumbura
$546
659K
Gitega
$510
135K
Ngozi
$509
39.9K
Bubanza
$508
20K
Muyinga
$509
9.61K
Makamba
$509
9.4K
Ruyigi
$509
7.14K
Rutana
$509
5.87K

In Mali

City Cost of living Population
Bamako
$574
4.23M
Sikasso
$503
226K
Segou
$498
131K
Bougouni
$496
59.7K
Markala
$496
46K
Koulikoro
$497
43.2K
Banamba
$495
30.6K