Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.6 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
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