Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 3.0 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,430
|
$10.74
CRC5,590.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,911
|
$9.76
CRC5,082.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
$2.01
CRC1,048.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,942
|
$1.50
CRC780.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,087
|
$2.66
CRC1,386.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,393
|
$4.50
CRC2,343.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,972
|
$7.34
CRC3,823.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,932
|
$3.25
CRC1,692.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,152
|
$4.56
CRC2,374.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,574
|
$2.28
CRC1,186.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$0.63
CRC329.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,893
|
$1.30
CRC678.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,262
|
$1.28
CRC667.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$1.23
CRC640.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF757
|
$1.08
CRC561.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.59
CRC2,911.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.19
CRC19,886.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,625.41
CRC16,465,894.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.67
CRC7,116.88
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$47.58
CRC24,774.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF836,612
|
$701.17
CRC365,064.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,976
|
$443.75
CRC231,040.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.88
CRC28,572.76
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,703
|
$463.64
CRC241,398.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,670,261
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,581,287.05
|
|
pay 93.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,637
|
$3.47
CRC1,804.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,728
|
$3.56
CRC1,855.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,957
|
$4.59
CRC2,388.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.91
CRC30,670.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.81
CRC4,065.65
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.78
CRC43,618.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$52.26
CRC27,208.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$126.81
CRC66,021.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$119.58
CRC62,257.98
|
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