Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 20.4% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bamako
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 58.9% less for housing
Bamako
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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