Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 45.7% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.59
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.49
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.23
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.78
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.38
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.44
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.48
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.32
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.70
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.39
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.50
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.14
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.56
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN111.63
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN123,909.48
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.47
|
?? |
pay 82.5% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.43
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,428.98
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,391.82
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN917.95
|
?? | |
pay 52.9% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,109.62
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,272.09
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.24
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.64
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.28
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN168.30
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.44
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN373.27
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN170.04
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN362.63
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN422.16
|
?? |
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