Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 15.3% cheaper than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$0.25
EGP11.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$0.12
EGP5.80
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$0.56
EGP26.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$1.68
EGP79.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$3.57
EGP169.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$1.44
EGP68.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$2.14
EGP101.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$0.62
EGP29.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.20
EGP9.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$0.15
EGP7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.17
EGP8.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$0.28
EGP13.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$0.96
EGP45.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.40
EGP303.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,150.60
EGP1,616,063.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.88
EGP136.36
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$7.77
EGP367.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$194.33
EGP9,196.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$117.39
EGP5,555.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$14.34
EGP678.52
|
|
pay 43.7% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$99.11
EGP4,689.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,813.24
|
|
pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$1.50
EGP70.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$17.05
EGP806.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$34.43
EGP1,629.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.73
EGP1,974.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.91
EGP4,254.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.03
EGP2,367.28
|
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