Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 19.8% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,537.39
|
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,089.51
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,488.49
|
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA972.98
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Luanda
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,374.16
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,439.33
|
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,524.81
|
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,223.16
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,372.68
|
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,133.17
|
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA310.82
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,603.58
|
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.08
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA628.58
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA649.51
|
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
Luanda
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,095.57
|
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,509.43
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,461,594.03
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,536.50
|
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
Luanda
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,436.03
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA222,827.94
|
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,433.62
|
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,809.86
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
|
pay 4.8% more for childcare
Luanda
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,360.44
|
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,696,497.15
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,136.66
|
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,401.09
|
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,521.95
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
pay 67.9% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,031.83
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,364.95
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA210,790.45
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,589.05
|
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
|
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