Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 2.7 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
|
pay 35.9% more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
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