Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.8 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$11.29
HUF4,021.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$8.47
HUF3,016.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.65
HUF588.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.26
HUF449.40
|
|
pay 83.3% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.59
HUF565.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$4.84
HUF1,723.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$4.13
HUF1,471.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.52
HUF896.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.59
HUF920.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.73
HUF258.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.85
HUF302.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.90
HUF320.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.41
HUF502.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.57
HUF202.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.62
HUF221.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.74
HUF2,400.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.82
HUF9,551.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,054.17
HUF11,059,462.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.04
HUF4,644.97
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.90
HUF6,373.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$643.77
HUF229,269.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$500.61
HUF178,283.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$123.00
HUF43,805.37
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$438.86
HUF156,294.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,807,395.53
|
|
pay 85.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$2.82
HUF1,005.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.36
HUF839.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$6.21
HUF2,211.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$51.95
HUF18,501.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.76
HUF2,764.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.02
HUF28,496.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.09
HUF12,141.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.91
HUF33,086.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$100.47
HUF35,780.63
|
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