Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 33.2% cheaper than Bissau.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Bissau
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,023
|
$1.89
BIF5,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$3.80
BIF11,064
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA806
|
$0.51
BIF1,475
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,008
|
$0.68
BIF1,969
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
Bissau
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA555
|
$0.73
BIF2,117
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.06
BIF17,638
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,815
|
$2.78
BIF8,084
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,023
|
$2.07
BIF6,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,657
|
$3.19
BIF9,281
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.64
BIF7,680
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
BIF640
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
BIF1,920
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
BIF1,280
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
BIF640
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
BIF768
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bissau
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,787
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,748
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.05
F CFA4,283
|
?? |
pay 50.8% less for housing
Bissau
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA267,668
|
$291.52
BIF848,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA139,073
|
$73.86
BIF214,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,791
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$103.39
BIF300,883
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,338.70
BIF30,088,325
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA957
|
$1.27
BIF3,688
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,260
|
$3.04
BIF8,851
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,008
|
$2.42
BIF7,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,273
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,008
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bissau
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,429
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,273
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,390
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,507
|
?? |
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