Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 6.9 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,498
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,277
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,237
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,454
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,585
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,587
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,248
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,066
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF873
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,662
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF769
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,475
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,487
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,484,239
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,740
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 22.2 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF618,497
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF233,654
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,531
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 48.4% more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,374,437
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,360,928
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,649
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,185
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,872
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF54,977
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,166
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,444
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF247,399
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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