Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.7 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,430
|
$14.38
FCFA8,689
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,911
|
$7.87
FCFA4,756
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
$2.30
FCFA1,390
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,942
|
$1.49
FCFA902
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,087
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,393
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,972
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,932
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,152
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,574
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,893
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,262
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF757
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.29
FCFA2,594
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF836,612
|
$559.96
FCFA338,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,976
|
$360.53
FCFA217,834
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$621.28
FCFA375,383
|
|
pay 33.7% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,703
|
$49.10
FCFA29,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,670,261
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,317,019
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,637
|
$4.85
FCFA2,932
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,728
|
$4.14
FCFA2,500
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,957
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? | ?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.50
FCFA34,742
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$60.00
FCFA36,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.00
FCFA60,421
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$55.00
FCFA33,231
|
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