Burundi vs Mauritania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi Mauritania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1589
$1649
🏠 One person rent
$147
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$375
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$45.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$600
$671
💸 GDP per capita
$200
$2149
😃 Human freedom index
4.85
5.34
❤️ Life expectancy
62
64.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
30
🌐 English speaking %
2%
4%
🎓 Higher education
21
19
😀 Quality of life
12
31
🏙️ Population
11.5M
4.61M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($536) is 21% less expensive than in Mauritania ($677). Burundi ranked 177th vs 146th for Mauritania 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 1 months in Mauritania. Ranked 185th and 144th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burundi vs Mauritania

We calculate prices for Burundi and Mauritania as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 2 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 Mauritania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.58
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.6
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$2.57
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.9
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$59.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.67%
12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$3379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$2.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$7.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.98
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$80.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$7074

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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 Mauritania

City Cost of living Population
Nouakchott
$678
1.08M
Rosso
$649
33.5K