Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.9 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Athens instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 63.5% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
$6.55
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
$7.06
€6.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 83.1% more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
$8.01
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
$11.43
€10.68
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
$553.55
€517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
$521.82
€487.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
|
pay 7.4% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
$488.12
€455.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
$4.67
€4.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
$45.80
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 80.5% more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
$111.33
€104.00
|
|
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