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Buenos Aires vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 94.8% more expensive than Bujumbura.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 78.5% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 40.6% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 98.8% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 99.4% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Buenos Aires

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and groceries in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Bujumbura. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Bujumbura, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Bujumbura	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 BIF8,032	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+564.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.85 BIF11,408	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+212.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 BIF5,042	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 BIF3,282	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+25.5%
Average			+207.6%

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pay 78.5% more for groceries

	Bujumbura	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 BIF4,045	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+112.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 BIF15,275	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.10 BIF9,185	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	+88.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 BIF10,076	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 BIF13,270	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	-12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.66 BIF7,893	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+336.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BIF2,324	$0.57 ARS819.15	-27.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BIF1,793	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	+88.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.66 ARS952.66	+199.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BIF783	$0.58 ARS837.26	+119.3%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 40.6% less for transportation

	Bujumbura	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 BIF15,194	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 BIF88,980	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-33.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.83 BIF103,292	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-72.7%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 98.8% more for housing

	Bujumbura	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.81 BIF204,095	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	+36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.14 BIF329,631	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	+317.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$100.98 ARS146,052.25
Average			+98.8%

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pay 99.4% more for childcare

	Bujumbura	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.93 BIF314,185	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	+246.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-48.1%
Average			+99.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bujumbura	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 BIF7,038	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+60.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 BIF10,175	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 BIF7,193	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	+51.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.12 BIF80,431	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	+60.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.69 BIF5,027	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	+431.0%
Average			+124.8%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bujumbura	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$112.87 ARS163,247.52
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$91.59 ARS132,477.95
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$129.33 ARS187,064.27
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$134.94 ARS195,167.49

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