Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 22.4% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 42.8% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
$4.49
KES594.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
$0.50
KES66.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$0.41
KES54.48
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
$5.31
KES703.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
$3.40
KES450.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
$2.61
KES345.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
$0.92
KES121.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$0.37
KES49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
$0.71
KES94.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
$0.39
KES51.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.37
KES48.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
$0.38
KES50.93
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
$4.72
KES624.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
|
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
$1.87
KES247.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
$2.13
KES282.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$5.99
KES793.30
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
|
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