Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 56.8% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 53.5% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,430
|
$5.66
KGS496.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,911
|
$5.55
KGS486.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
$0.63
KGS55.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,942
|
$0.30
KGS26.69
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,087
|
$0.47
KGS41.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,393
|
$4.64
KGS406.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,972
|
$3.25
KGS285.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,932
|
$1.70
KGS149.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,152
|
$2.36
KGS206.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,574
|
$0.43
KGS37.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$0.78
KGS68.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,893
|
$0.84
KGS73.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,262
|
$0.78
KGS68.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$0.21
KGS18.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF757
|
$0.22
KGS19.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.82
KGS247.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.20
KGS543.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,490.01
KGS3,375,574.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.62
KGS317.70
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.04
KGS1,056.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF836,612
|
$460.45
KGS40,381.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,976
|
$338.46
KGS29,683.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$23.12
KGS2,027.47
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,703
|
$218.65
KGS19,175.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,670,261
|
$5,827.60
KGS511,080.85
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,637
|
$1.13
KGS99.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,728
|
$2.04
KGS179.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,957
|
$1.52
KGS133.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.55
KGS3,731.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.96
KGS347.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$37.26
KGS3,268.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.79
KGS3,226.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.20
KGS8,348.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.00
KGS7,892.89
|
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