Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 99.9% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 83.0% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 79.5% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 26.1% more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
|
pay 77.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
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