Cost of living comparison
George Town is 9.2 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in George Town instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 7.7 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
pay 19.7 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
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