Cost of living comparison
The Valley is 3.8 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in The Valley instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,430
|
$16.50
EC$44.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,911
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,942
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,087
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,393
|
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,972
|
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,932
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,152
|
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,574
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,893
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,262
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF757
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$77.50
EC$209.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF836,612
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,976
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$172.06
EC$465.00
|
|
pay 2.4% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,703
|
$150.00
EC$405.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,670,261
|
$5,168.00
EC$13,966.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,637
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,728
|
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,957
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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