Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 31.7% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.92
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.57
|
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
|
pay 63.0% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.70
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,585.13
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.32
|
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
|
pay 84.5% less for housing
Berlin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.57
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,250.39
|
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€926.88
|
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.40
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
|
pay 90.5% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.16
|
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,315.77
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.71
|
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.11
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.16
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.11
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.69
|
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
|
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