Cost of living comparison
Managua is 58.1% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Managua instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 73.7% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
|
pay 15.6% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
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