Cost of living comparison
Amman is 96.7% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Amman instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 78.3% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$56.43
JOD39.990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,212.72
JOD19,997.180
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$381.83
JOD270.640
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$274.94
JOD194.880
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.76
JOD49.450
|
|
pay 46.7% more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$246.33
JOD174.600
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$5,685.43
JOD4,029.830
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.83
JOD41.700
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.60
JOD45.790
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$55.83
JOD39.570
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$115.30
JOD81.730
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.89
JOD65.130
|
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