Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 14.4% cheaper than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,494
|
$3.25
E£154.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,271
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,236
|
$0.25
E£12.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,923
|
$0.15
E£6.97
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,923
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,446
|
$1.73
E£82.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,579
|
$3.44
E£163.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,582
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,242
|
$2.41
E£114.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,061
|
$0.53
E£24.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF872
|
$0.24
E£11.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,661
|
$0.16
E£7.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,454
|
$0.14
E£6.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF768
|
$0.15
E£7.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,474
|
$0.14
E£6.77
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,478
|
$1.24
E£58.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,206
|
$11.39
E£541.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,458,804
|
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,724
|
$1.37
E£65.02
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,206
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF618,088
|
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF233,500
|
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,510
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,373,529
|
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,338,218
|
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,648
|
$1.63
E£77.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,181
|
$1.71
E£81.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,868
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF54,941
|
$19.91
E£947.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,676
|
$3.90
E£185.78
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,676
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,029
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,353
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF247,235
|
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
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