Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.1 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,476
|
$8.62
₽794.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,241
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,232
|
$1.02
₽94.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
$0.57
₽52.59
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,409
|
$5.18
₽476.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,551
|
$4.02
₽370.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,557
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,212
|
$2.00
₽183.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,038
|
$0.62
₽57.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF869
|
$0.53
₽49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,656
|
$0.70
₽64.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,449
|
$1.40
₽129.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF766
|
$0.27
₽24.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,470
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 36.1% more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,438
|
$2.47
₽227.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,334,248
|
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,643
|
$3.94
₽363.09
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF616,086
|
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF232,744
|
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,408
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
|
pay 11.3% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,369,080
|
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,227,007
|
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
|
pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,643
|
$3.08
₽283.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,161
|
$2.57
₽236.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,845
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF54,763
|
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
$6.16
₽567.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF205,362
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF136,908
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF246,434
|
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
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