Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 60.8% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 76.9% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.03
|
$1.89
BIF5,444
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.02
|
$3.80
BIF10,940
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.61
|
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.27
|
$0.68
BIF1,947
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.55
|
$0.73
BIF2,093
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.92
|
$6.06
BIF17,439
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.62
|
$2.78
BIF7,993
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.30
|
$2.07
BIF5,948
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.89
|
$3.19
BIF9,176
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.15
|
$2.64
BIF7,594
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.22
BIF633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.01
|
$0.44
BIF1,266
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.22
BIF633
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.19
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.60
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,951.16
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.92
|
?? |
pay 81.9% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€32.09
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€1,003.25
|
$291.52
BIF838,849
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€739.07
|
$73.86
BIF212,543
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€221.25
|
?? | |
pay 45.4% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€244.37
|
$103.39
BIF297,496
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,645.62
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,749,609
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.51
|
$1.27
BIF3,647
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.72
|
$3.04
BIF8,752
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.01
|
$2.42
BIF6,976
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.68
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.03
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€93.83
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.63
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€88.46
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€112.23
|
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