Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 4.5% cheaper than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
?? |
pay 42.2% less for housing
Antananarivo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
?? | |
pay 18.5% less for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
?? |
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