Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.6 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Greece instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,516
|
$12.71
€11.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,308
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,492
|
$4.97
€4.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,613
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,612
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,278
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,089
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF876
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,668
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,460
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 99.0% more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,528
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
$40.24
€37.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,611,872
|
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,822
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF620,548
|
$429.23
€402.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,429
|
$358.56
€336.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,636
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,378,995
|
$341.10
€319.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,474,886
|
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,655
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,205
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,895
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,160
|
$45.22
€42.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 61.2% more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,849
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,900
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,219
|
$99.20
€93.04
|
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