Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 11.1% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 66.4% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
?? |
pay 82.8% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
?? | |
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 76.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
?? |
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