Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 90.5% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$8.50
ARS7,527.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.33
ARS1,181.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.97
ARS861.63
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$2.02
ARS1,791.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$4.64
ARS4,108.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$4.08
ARS3,610.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.08
ARS1,843.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.06
ARS1,826.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.81
ARS713.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.57
ARS505.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.39
ARS345.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.40
ARS354.45
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.45
ARS3,056.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.00
ARS7,970.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.66
ARS6,783.53
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.18
ARS17,867.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$491.75
ARS435,483.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$356.25
ARS315,487.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.17
ARS31,149.03
|
|
pay 31.6% more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$219.88
ARS194,716.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,627,313.57
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.28
ARS2,018.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$2.00
ARS1,771.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$21.45
ARS18,999.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.61
ARS72,268.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$65.79
ARS58,262.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$116.21
ARS102,909.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$104.11
ARS92,198.75
|
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