Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 58.1% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 86.8% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$7.64
BYN25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$4.89
BYN16.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.07
BYN10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.60
BYN51.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,572.15
BYN57,491.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.58
BYN11.70
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.72
BYN35.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$429.93
BYN1,406.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$258.96
BYN847.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$42.06
BYN137.60
|
|
pay 74.4% more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$303.69
BYN993.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$5,704.58
BYN18,664.07
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.28
BYN102.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.58
BYN15.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.57
BYN214.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.29
BYN138.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.53
BYN328.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$99.89
BYN326.81
|
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