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Burundi

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Addis Ababa vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 27.4% more expensive than Bujumbura.

Restaurants: pay 2.5% more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 24.7% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 46.2% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.4% less in Addis Ababa

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

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Addis Ababa vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Bujumbura, you would:

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pay 2.5% more for restaurants

	Bujumbura	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,548	$4.00 ETB654.34	+3.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,426	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	+70.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$0.61 ETB99.06	-65.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$0.66 ETB107.50	-51.4%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

	Bujumbura	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,014	$1.19 ETB194.58	-40.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$3.70 ETB604.57	-11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$4.09 ETB669.40	+7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,797	$1.77 ETB289.63	-50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,195	$4.59 ETB750.34	-9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,939	$2.44 ETB399.44	-7.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.30 ETB48.73
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$0.99 ETB161.65	+8.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$0.31 ETB50.42	-59.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.22 ETB35.99
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.49 ETB79.77
Average			-24.7%

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pay 46.2% less for transportation

	Bujumbura	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,118	$3.53 ETB577.22	-30.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,206	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	-29.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$55,000.00 ETB9M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,016	$3.53 ETB576.64	-88.9%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Bujumbura	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+214.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$706.95 ETB116K	+63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+334.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$156.76 ETB25,644.51
Average			+169.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Bujumbura	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	+36.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+202.1%
Average			+103.1%

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pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bujumbura	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$0.80 ETB130.87	-63.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,075	$0.92 ETB150.32	-69.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$8.00 ETB1,308.69
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,875	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+65.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$3.75 ETB613.45	+125.2%
Average			-11.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bujumbura	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$33.14 ETB5,421.12
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$70.86 ETB11,591.24
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$78.65 ETB12,865.68
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$82.70 ETB13,529.26

Bujumbura vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of clothing

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