Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 48.3% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 56.8% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
?? |
pay 66.8% less for housing
Bridgetown
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
?? | |
pay 0.9% more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
?? |
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