Cost of living comparison

Burundi

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Hungary

Budapest vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

Budapest is 94.9% more expensive than Bujumbura.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Budapest
Groceries: pay 3.1% less in Budapest
Transportation: pay 2.2% more in Budapest
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Budapest
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Budapest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Budapest

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Budapest are more expensive than in Bujumbura. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Budapest.

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Budapest vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Bujumbura	Budapest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,548	$13.77 HUF4,451.76	+257.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,426	$10.17 HUF3,289.36	+166.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$2.08 HUF673.49	+18.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$1.83 HUF591.19	+35.3%
Average			+162.2%

Bujumbura vs. Budapest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1% less for groceries

	Bujumbura	Budapest
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,014	$1.80 HUF580.67	-10.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$5.57 HUF1,802.14	+33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$4.40 HUF1,421.11	+15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,797	$3.88 HUF1,253.03	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,195	$3.10 HUF1,003.00	-38.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,939	$0.85 HUF274.62	-67.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.94 HUF303.05
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$1.06 HUF341.51	+16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$1.73 HUF558.38	+128.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.45 HUF144.57
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.46 HUF147.52
Average			-3.1%

Bujumbura vs. Budapest - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2% more for transportation

	Bujumbura	Budapest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,118	$7.07 HUF2,284.96	+40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,206	$27.54 HUF8,903.52	-8.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,374.56 HUF9M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,016	$14.14 HUF4,570.47	-55.4%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Bujumbura	Budapest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$23.57 HUF7,621.57	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$817.66 HUF264K	+88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$631.44 HUF204K	+595.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$132.77 HUF42,926.20
Average			+215.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Bujumbura	Budapest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$539.65 HUF174K	+440.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$16,674.34 HUF5M	+66.9%
Average			+200.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bujumbura	Budapest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$3.67 HUF1,187.14	+69.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,075	$3.35 HUF1,081.59	+10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$7.96 HUF2,572.13
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,875	$67.07 HUF21,685.02	+151.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$9.33 HUF3,017.30	+460.4%
Average			+139.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bujumbura	Budapest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$100.01 HUF32,333.83
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$42.98 HUF13,894.99
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$113.36 HUF36,650.47
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$118.19 HUF38,210.94

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