Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 32.6% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 20.2% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
NGN4,136.81
|
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
NGN7,660.75
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
NGN678.52
|
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
NGN363.89
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Abuja
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NGN2,035.69
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
NGN4,696.34
|
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
NGN16,626.16
|
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
NGN2,794.64
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NGN3,363.67
|
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
NGN2,548.23
|
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
NGN1,077.21
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.23
NGN324.32
|
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN857.13
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,980.67
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,007.71
|
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.60
NGN2,281.26
|
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.26
NGN45,964.52
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,989.25
NGN31,332,478.49
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
NGN8,886.47
|
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
|
pay 80.7% less for housing
Abuja
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
NGN80,820.94
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,494.62
NGN3,554,589.25
|
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,075.27
NGN1,532,150.54
|
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.07
NGN44,269.16
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.98
NGN233,652.96
|
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,462.37
NGN6,358,424.73
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
|
pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
NGN1,378.94
|
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NGN3,088.24
|
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.70
NGN65,116.40
|
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
pay 30.9% more for clothing
Abuja
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
NGN29,493.90
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.71
NGN55,157.42
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.16
NGN64,350.32
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.27
NGN107,250.54
|
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
|
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