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Bujumbura vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 49.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants
pay 21.1% more in Bujumbura
Groceries
pay 38.1% more in Bujumbura
Transportation
pay 3.2 times more in Bujumbura
Housing
pay 96.8% more in Bujumbura
Childcare
pay 53.7% less in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.2% less in Bujumbura

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

Bujumbura vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Ankara, you would:

pay 21.1% more for restaurants

 
Ankara
Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.62
TRY410.93
$2.71
BIF7,991
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.42
TRY359.56
$3.85
BIF11,351
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.21
TRY51.59
$1.70
BIF5,017

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pay 38.1% more for groceries

 
Ankara
Bujumbura
Bread
1 loaf
$0.69
TRY29.48
$1.36
BIF4,024
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.81
TRY205.38
$5.15
BIF15,197
Milk (1 gallon) $3.67
TRY156.66
$3.10
BIF9,139

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

 
Ankara
Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.41
TRY188.30
$5.12
BIF15,117
Monthly public transit pass $9.02
TRY385.24
$30.00
BIF88,530
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $48,122.27
TRY2,054,633.12
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pay 96.8% more for housing

 
Ankara
Bujumbura
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.72
TRY586.00
$68.81
BIF203,063
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $717.46
TRY30,632.71
$483.63
BIF1,427,182
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $512.73
TRY21,891.63
$111.14
BIF327,964

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pay 53.7% less for childcare

 
Ankara
Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $600.60
TRY25,643.40
$105.93
BIF312,596
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,110.57
TRY602,466.26
$10,592.87
BIF31,259,595

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pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.61
TRY154.10
$2.37
BIF7,002
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.22
TRY137.60
$3.43
BIF10,124
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.17
TRY92.46
$2.43
BIF7,156

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Ankara
Bujumbura
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.32
TRY2,447.41
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.55
TRY1,944.87
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY4,448.28
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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