Cost of living comparison

Burundi

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 35.7% more expensive than Bujumbura.

Restaurants: pay 99.5% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 32.6% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 34.9% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 59.4% more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.0% more in Chisinau

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Chisinau are more expensive than in Bujumbura. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Chisinau. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Chisinau.

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Chisinau vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.5% more for restaurants

	Bujumbura	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,548	$11.22 MDL201.58	+191.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,426	$8.70 MDL156.22	+128.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$1.21 MDL21.71	-31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$0.89 MDL16.00	-34.1%
Average			+99.5%

Bujumbura vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.6% less for groceries

	Bujumbura	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,014	$0.71 MDL12.77	-64.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$4.89 MDL87.82	+17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$4.73 MDL85.03	+24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,797	$2.79 MDL50.06	-22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,195	$2.36 MDL42.34	-53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,939	$0.44 MDL7.87	-83.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.87 MDL15.68
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$0.94 MDL16.87	+3.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$1.01 MDL18.06	+33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.31 MDL5.61
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.25 MDL4.42
Average			-32.6%

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pay 34.9% less for transportation

	Bujumbura	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,118	$6.44 MDL115.64	+27.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,206	$13.52 MDL242.90	-55.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,507.41 MDL530K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,016	$4.94 MDL88.69	-84.4%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bujumbura	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$10.59 MDL190.33	-84.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	+57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	+379.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$185.85 MDL3,339.13
Average			+131.8%

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pay 59.4% more for childcare

	Bujumbura	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$434.06 MDL7,798.47	+334.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$5,841.67 MDL105K	-41.5%
Average			+59.4%

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pay 66.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bujumbura	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$2.24 MDL40.32	+3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,075	$2.16 MDL38.87	-28.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.42 MDL61.48
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,875	$41.67 MDL748.71	+56.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$8.41 MDL151.18	+405.2%
Average			+66.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bujumbura	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$79.80 MDL1,433.71
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$47.07 MDL845.61
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$114.14 MDL2,050.64
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$115.56 MDL2,076.23

Bujumbura vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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