Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 9.7% cheaper than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$2.14
BDT249.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$4.91
BDT574.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$0.29
BDT34.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$0.16
BDT18.98
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$0.66
BDT77.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$4.29
BDT501.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$3.07
BDT359.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$1.28
BDT150.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$1.48
BDT173.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$1.18
BDT138.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.48
BDT56.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$1.07
BDT124.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$0.34
BDT39.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.19
BDT22.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$0.36
BDT42.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.17
BDT487.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.58
BDT2,172.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,917.21
BDT3,497,111.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.70
BDT549.55
|
pay 36.3% less for housing
Bujumbura
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$13.56
BDT1,585.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$117.32
BDT13,714.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$64.40
BDT7,528.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$22.47
BDT2,626.89
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$52.47
BDT6,132.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$1,373.34
BDT160,534.07
|
|
pay 74.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$2.20
BDT256.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$2.74
BDT319.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$17.49
BDT2,044.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$15.83
BDT1,850.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$17.43
BDT2,037.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$40.53
BDT4,737.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$35.58
BDT4,159.06
|
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