Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 45.1% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 92.4% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,498
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,277
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,237
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,454
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,585
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,587
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,248
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,066
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF873
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,662
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF769
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,475
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,487
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,484,239
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,740
|
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF618,497
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF233,654
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,531
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,374,437
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,360,928
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,649
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,185
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,872
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF54,977
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,166
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,444
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF247,399
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
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