Burundi vs Mozambique - Cost of Living Comparison

Burundi Mozambique
🚶 Cost of living one person
$428
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1309
$2280
🏠 One person rent
$156
$571
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$872
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.5
$97.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$306
💸 GDP per capita
$238
$541
😃 Human freedom index
4.82
6.62
❤️ Life expectancy
61.7
59.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
26
🌐 English speaking %
2%
2%
🎓 Higher education
21
28
😀 Quality of life
10
20
🏙️ Population
11.5M
29.7M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($428) is 59% less expensive than in Mozambique ($1035). Burundi ranked 193rd vs 74th for Mozambique in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Burundi compared to 0.3 months in Mozambique. Ranked 192nd and 174th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burundi vs Mozambique

We calculate prices for Burundi and Mozambique as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 10 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 Mozambique
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.96
$7.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.64
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.2
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.8
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$453
$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
23.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1377
$3181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1890
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.38
$22.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$5.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.48
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.8
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$5.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$5.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.2
$31.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.3
$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8827
$4439

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In Burundi

City Cost of living Population
Bujumbura
$429
659K
Gitega
$428
135K
Ngozi
$427
39.9K
Bubanza
$426
20K
Muyinga
$426
9.61K
Makamba
$426
9.4K
Ruyigi
$427
7.14K
Rutana
$426
5.87K

In Mozambique

City Cost of living Population
Matola
$979
1.03M
Nampula
$1134
743K
Maputo
$1038
1.19M
Beira
$1009
531K
Nacala
$1101
225K
Chimoio
$991
239K
Quelimane
$990
193K
Pemba
$1128
141K
Tete
$965
153K
Xai-Xai
$993
116K