Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 43.6% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.08
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK52.55
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.54
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.12
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.04
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.53
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.57
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.66
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK30.74
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.06
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.28
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.78
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.65
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.10
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.89
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.52
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK375.34
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK219,217.59
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.03
|
?? |
pay 72.9% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK200.93
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,891.21
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,958.18
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,054.76
|
?? | |
pay 34.5% less for childcare
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,897.77
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK76,790.08
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.52
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.34
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.28
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK313.56
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK54.86
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK670.03
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK294.15
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK670.87
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK806.18
|
?? |
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