Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 34.2% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,112
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,011
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD257
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD174
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD89
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD548
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD558
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD299
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD356
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD113
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Belgrade
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD746
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,224
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,104,311
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,049
|
?? |
pay 74.7% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,835
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD89,093
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,551
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,402
|
?? | |
pay 13.7% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD36,100
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD794,330
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD264
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD424
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,939
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD758
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Belgrade
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD10,094
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,249
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,143
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,539
|
?? |
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