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Bujumbura vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 66.4% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 78.7% less in Bujumbura
Groceries: pay 56.7% less in Bujumbura
Transportation: pay 51.9% less in Bujumbura
Housing: pay 53.5% less in Bujumbura
Childcare: pay 85.5% less in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.9% less in Bujumbura

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Bujumbura.

Bujumbura vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Bern, you would:

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pay 78.7% less for restaurants

	Bern	Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.22 CHF23.26	$2.71 BIF8,039	-90.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF14.94	$3.85 BIF11,418	-79.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.16 CHF4.11	$1.70 BIF5,046	-67.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.93 CHF3.92	$1.11 BIF3,285	-77.5%
Average			-78.7%

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pay 56.7% less for groceries

	Bern	Bujumbura
Bread 1 loaf	$3.73 CHF2.97	$1.36 BIF4,048	-63.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.58 CHF11.60	$5.15 BIF15,287	-64.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.60 CHF6.84	$3.10 BIF9,193	-64.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.49 CHF5.96	$3.40 BIF10,084	-54.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$15.45 CHF12.30	$4.47 BIF13,282	-71.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 CHF1.37	$2.66 BIF7,899	+54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.82	$0.22 BIF653	-78.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CHF1.14	$0.78 BIF2,326	-45.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.39 CHF2.70	$0.60 BIF1,794	-82.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 CHF0.83	$0.22 BIF653	-78.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 CHF0.84	$0.26 BIF784	-74.9%
Average			-56.7%

Bern vs. Bujumbura - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.9% less for transportation

	Bern	Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.42 CHF6.71	$5.12 BIF15,207	-39.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.10 CHF79.68	$30.00 BIF89,054	-70.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,041.86 CHF32,667.31	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$65.19 CHF51.89	$34.83 BIF103K	-46.6%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 53.5% less for housing

	Bern	Bujumbura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.82 CHF50.79	$68.81 BIF204K	+7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,948.71 CHF1,551.07	$483.63 BIF1M	-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,636.67 CHF1,302.71	$111.14 BIF330K	-93.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$234.53 CHF186.67	??
Average			-53.5%

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pay 85.5% less for childcare

	Bern	Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,420.16 CHF2,722.28	$105.93 BIF314K	-96.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,875.03 CHF32,534.52	$10,592.87 BIF31M	-74.1%
Average			-85.5%

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pay 71.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.38 CHF7.47	$2.37 BIF7,044	-74.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 CHF4.93	$3.43 BIF10,184	-44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 CHF9.36	$2.43 BIF7,199	-79.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.65 CHF64.99	$27.12 BIF80,499	-66.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$27.53 CHF21.91	$1.69 BIF5,031	-93.8%
Average			-71.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bern	Bujumbura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$155.91 CHF124.10	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.91 CHF56.44	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.05 CHF132.96	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$212.36 CHF169.03	??

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