Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 2.7 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,430
|
$10.93
CLF0.3600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,911
|
$8.75
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,942
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 88.5% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,087
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,393
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,972
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,932
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,152
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,574
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,893
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,262
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF757
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.74
CLF1.4500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,494.37
CLF581.9700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.46
CLF0.4100
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$21.91
CLF0.7300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF836,612
|
$543.19
CLF18.0700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,976
|
$457.36
CLF15.2100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$117.58
CLF3.9100
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,703
|
$405.22
CLF13.4800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,670,261
|
$6,858.55
CLF228.1600
|
|
pay 94.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,637
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,728
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,957
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$39.95
CLF1.3300
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$54.28
CLF1.8100
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.49
CLF1.0800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.64
CLF2.4800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$78.76
CLF2.6200
|
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