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Bujumbura vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 56.7% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 49.5% more in Bujumbura
Groceries: pay 10.9% less in Bujumbura
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in Bujumbura
Housing: pay 55.4% less in Bujumbura
Childcare: pay 26.2% less in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.1% more in Bujumbura

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Bujumbura are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including housing, childcare, and groceries are lower in Bujumbura. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Bujumbura.

Bujumbura vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 49.5% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$2.71 BIF8,032	-36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$3.85 BIF11,408	-40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$1.70 BIF5,042	+179.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$1.11 BIF3,282	+95.3%
Average			+49.5%

Addis Ababa vs. Bujumbura - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.9% less for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Bujumbura
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$1.36 BIF4,045	+8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$5.15 BIF15,275	+18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$3.10 BIF9,185	-42.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$3.40 BIF10,076	+48.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$4.47 BIF13,270	-22.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$2.66 BIF7,893	-13.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.22 BIF653	-49.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$0.78 BIF2,324	-25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.60 BIF1,793	+49.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.22 BIF653	-20.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.26 BIF783	-70.9%
Average			-10.9%

Addis Ababa vs. Bujumbura - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$5.12 BIF15,194	+6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$30.00 BIF88,980	+150.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$34.83 BIF103,292	+863.4%
Average			+340.0%

Addis Ababa vs. Bujumbura - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.4% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Bujumbura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$68.81 BIF204,095	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	-40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$111.14 BIF329,631	-78.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	??
Average			-55.4%

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pay 26.2% less for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$105.93 BIF314,185	+12.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	-64.9%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$2.37 BIF7,038	+163.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$3.43 BIF10,175	+215.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$2.43 BIF7,193	-52.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$27.12 BIF80,431	-56.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$1.69 BIF5,027	-54.8%
Average			+43.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Bujumbura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	??

Addis Ababa vs. Bujumbura - Cost of clothing

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