Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 6.1 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,430
|
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,911
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,942
|
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,087
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,393
|
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,972
|
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,932
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,152
|
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,574
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,893
|
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,262
|
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF757
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
pay 14.9 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF836,612
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,976
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,703
|
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,670,261
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,637
|
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,728
|
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,957
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
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