Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 80.3% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 73.5% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 89.6% less for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 62.0% less for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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