Cost of living comparison

compared to

Bujumbura is 50.2% cheaper than Ljubljana.

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Ljubljana, you would:

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pay 72.6% less for restaurants

 
Ljubljana
Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.16
€14.04
$1.89
BIF5,506
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.66
€8.02
$3.80
BIF11,064
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.72
€2.52
$0.51
BIF1,475

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pay 27.3% less for groceries

 
Ljubljana
Bujumbura
Bread
1 loaf
$2.01
€1.86
$0.73
BIF2,117
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.41
€5.93
$6.06
BIF17,638
Milk (1 gallon) $5.27
€4.88
$2.78
BIF8,084

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Ljubljana
Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.01
€5.56
??
Monthly public transit pass $40.07
€37.10
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,724.47
€25,669.37
??

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pay 79.1% less for housing

 
Ljubljana
Bujumbura
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.13
€30.67
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $916.93
€848.96
$291.52
BIF848,400
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $738.60
€683.85
$73.86
BIF214,963

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pay 43.2% less for childcare

 
Ljubljana
Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $469.29
€434.51
$103.39
BIF300,883
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,290.14
€10,453.25
$10,338.70
BIF30,088,325

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pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ljubljana
Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.52
€3.26
$1.27
BIF3,688
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.30
€2.13
$3.04
BIF8,851
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.41
€5.01
$2.42
BIF7,055

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Ljubljana
Bujumbura
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$79.58
€73.68
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.89
€37.86
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.24
€96.51
??

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