Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bujumbura vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary
Bujumbura is 26.2% more expensive than Amman.
Bujumbura vs. Amman Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Amman, you would:
pay 85.2% more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$2.71
BIF8,039
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$3.85
BIF11,418
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
JOD0.350
|
$1.70
BIF5,046
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.11
BIF3,285
|
|
Amman vs. Bujumbura - Cost of restaurants
pay 34.8% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
JOD0.390
|
$1.36
BIF4,048
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
JOD2.330
|
$5.15
BIF15,287
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
JOD3.990
|
$3.10
BIF9,193
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
JOD1.810
|
$3.40
BIF10,084
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
JOD2.120
|
$4.47
BIF13,282
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
JOD0.670
|
$2.66
BIF7,899
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
JOD0.580
|
$0.22
BIF653
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
JOD0.450
|
$0.78
BIF2,326
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$0.60
BIF1,794
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.22
BIF653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.26
BIF784
|
|
Amman vs. Bujumbura - Cost of groceries
pay 54.0% more for transportation
|
Amman
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JOD3.610
|
$5.12
BIF15,207
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$30.00
BIF89,054
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,208.74
JOD20,000.000
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.99
JOD8.500
|
$34.83
BIF103K
|
|
Amman vs. Bujumbura - Cost of transportation
pay 18.2% more for housing
|
Amman
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
JOD22.910
|
$68.81
BIF204K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$466.06
JOD330.430
|
$483.63
BIF1M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$294.91
JOD209.090
|
$111.14
BIF330K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.24
JOD57.600
|
?? | |
Amman vs. Bujumbura - Cost of housing
pay 14.7% more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.56
JOD188.280
|
$105.93
BIF314K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,591.38
JOD3,964.290
|
$10,592.87
BIF31M
|
|
Amman vs. Bujumbura - Cost of childcare
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$2.37
BIF7,044
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
JOD2.910
|
$3.43
BIF10,184
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.67
JOD2.600
|
$2.43
BIF7,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.34
JOD42.780
|
$27.12
BIF80,499
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$1.69
BIF5,031
|
|
Amman vs. Bujumbura - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Amman
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.78
JOD39.550
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.93
JOD40.360
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.14
JOD81.640
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.27
JOD56.910
|
?? |
Amman vs. Bujumbura - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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