Burundi vs Mali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi Mali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1901
$1372
🏠 One person rent
$243
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$410
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$102
$122
💸 GDP per capita
$219
$1095
😃 Human freedom index
4.48
5.58
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
60.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
28
🌐 English speaking %
2%
0%
🎓 Higher education
22
18
😀 Quality of life
10
13
🏙️ Population
14M
24.5M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($742) is 29% more expensive than in Mali ($575). Burundi ranked 143rd vs 172nd 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 0.1 months in Burundi compared to 0.2 months in Mali. Ranked 190th and 189th 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
$3.42
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$2.56
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1786
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.9
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.9
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.9
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.22%
12.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2061
$1714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1616
$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.02
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$6.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.69
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.9
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$4121

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In Burundi

City Cost of living Population
Bujumbura
$759
659K
Gitega
$694
135K
Ngozi
$692
39.9K
Bubanza
$693
20K
Muyinga
$691
9.61K
Ruyigi
$693
7.14K
Makamba
$691
9.4K
Rutana
$691
5.87K

In Mali

City Cost of living Population
Bamako
$583
4.23M
Sikasso
$515
214K
Segou
$508
134K
Bougouni
$507
59.7K
Markala
$508
46K
Koulikoro
$508
43.2K
Banamba
$507
30.6K