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Baku vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

Baku is 24.2% more expensive than Bujumbura.

Restaurants: pay 55.7% more in Baku
Groceries: pay 10.4% more in Baku
Transportation: pay 56.4% less in Baku
Housing: pay 22.3% more in Baku
Childcare: pay 48.6% more in Baku
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.9% more in Baku

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, housing, and groceries in Baku are more expensive than in Bujumbura.

Baku vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baku instead of Bujumbura, you would:

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pay 55.7% more for restaurants

	Bujumbura	Baku
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 BIF8,032	$8.82 AZN15.00	+225.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.85 BIF11,408	$7.65 AZN13.00	+98.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 BIF5,042	$0.91 AZN1.55	-46.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 BIF3,282	$0.49 AZN0.84	-55.5%
Average			+55.7%

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pay 10.4% more for groceries

	Bujumbura	Baku
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 BIF4,045	$0.49 AZN0.83	-64.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 BIF15,275	$2.50 AZN4.25	-51.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.10 BIF9,185	$5.46 AZN9.28	+76.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 BIF10,076	$1.47 AZN2.49	-56.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 BIF13,270	$2.16 AZN3.67	-51.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.66 BIF7,893	$0.61 AZN1.03	-77.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.80 AZN1.36	+264.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BIF2,324	$0.71 AZN1.20	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BIF1,793	$0.79 AZN1.34	+30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.35 AZN0.60	+60.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BIF783	$0.25 AZN0.42	-5.5%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 56.4% less for transportation

	Bujumbura	Baku
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 BIF15,194	$2.73 AZN4.64	-46.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 BIF88,980	$17.65 AZN30.00	-41.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.83 BIF103,292	$6.47 AZN11.00	-81.4%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 22.3% more for housing

	Bujumbura	Baku
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.81 BIF204,095	$15.43 AZN26.23	-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	$480.39 AZN816.67	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.14 BIF329,631	$272.55 AZN463.33	+145.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$49.44 AZN84.04
Average			+22.3%

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pay 48.6% more for childcare

	Bujumbura	Baku
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.93 BIF314,185	$247.99 AZN421.59	+134.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	$6,692.31 AZN11,376.92	-36.8%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bujumbura	Baku
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 BIF7,038	$1.76 AZN3.00	-25.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 BIF10,175	$3.57 AZN6.07	+4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 BIF7,193	$3.53 AZN6.00	+45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.12 BIF80,431	$41.63 AZN70.77	+53.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.69 BIF5,027	$5.88 AZN10.00	+247.1%
Average			+64.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bujumbura	Baku
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$58.80 AZN99.96
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$51.93 AZN88.27
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$118.93 AZN202.17
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$100.43 AZN170.73

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