Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 3.3 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$9.75
€9.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$4.72
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$1.96
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.99
€36.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,439.37
€23,601.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.81
€14.67
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.61
€19.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$774.70
€718.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$602.14
€558.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$194.23
€180.20
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$609.18
€565.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$14,273.77
€13,242.49
|
|
pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$2.85
€2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.90
€38.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Bratislava
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$69.61
€64.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.95
€32.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.87
€77.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$104.95
€97.36
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