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Bujumbura vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 11.5% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% less in Bujumbura
Groceries: pay 9.4% more in Bujumbura
Transportation: pay 6.7 times more in Bujumbura
Housing: pay 63.7% less in Bujumbura
Childcare: pay 31.2% less in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.1% less in Bujumbura

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

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Bujumbura vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 1.4% less for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$3.85 BIF11,548	-1.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$3.81 BIF11,426	-38.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.76 BIF5,269	+90.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$1.35 BIF4,052	+162.2%
Average			-1.4%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Bujumbura - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.4% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bujumbura
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$2.01 BIF6,014	+16.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$4.16 BIF12,480	-11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$3.80 BIF11,382	-46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$3.60 BIF10,797	+76.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$5.07 BIF15,195	+148.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$2.65 BIF7,939	+86.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.91 BIF2,728	-31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$0.76 BIF2,264	-34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	??
Average			+9.4%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Bujumbura - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.7 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$5.04 BIF15,118	+224.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$30.09 BIF90,206	+3752.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$31.70 BIF95,016	+4.0%
Average			+567.8%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Bujumbura - Cost of transportation

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pay 63.7% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bujumbura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$67.62 BIF203K	+3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$433.02 BIF1M	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$90.78 BIF272K	-80.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	??
Average			-63.7%

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pay 31.2% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$99.93 BIF300K	-53.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$9,992.86 BIF30M	+2.8%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$2.17 BIF6,501	+11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$3.03 BIF9,075	-22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$26.65 BIF79,875	-41.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$1.67 BIF4,992	-69.5%
Average			-40.1%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Bujumbura - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bujumbura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	??

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Bujumbura - Cost of clothing

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