Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 75.4% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Bern, you would:
pay 85.5% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
Bern
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bern
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
?? |
pay 87.7% less for housing
Bern
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
?? | |
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Bern
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 66.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bern
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
?? |
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