Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 5.4 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$17.10
€15.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.23
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$118.73
€110.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.66
€17.31
|
pay 10.3 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.22
€45.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$162.61
€150.86
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$6.02
€5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.33
€54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.21
€11.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$84.67
€78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.37
€37.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.93
€85.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.97
€84.39
|
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