Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 7.4 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$3.97
€3.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$4.14
€3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$4.61
€4.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$1.35
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$129.96
€120.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,718.55
€36,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.04
€20.45
|
pay 16.9 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$56.72
€52.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$2,216.44
€2,056.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$1,934.10
€1,794.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$227.14
€210.73
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$1,385.73
€1,285.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$10,612.44
€9,845.69
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$7.04
€6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$17.33
€16.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.46
€46.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.08
€13.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.14
€86.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.93
€37.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.04
€90.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$100.46
€93.20
|
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