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Burundi

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Riyadh vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 95.5% more expensive than Bujumbura.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% more in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 4.7% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 32.0% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 4.6 times more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Riyadh

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants in Riyadh are more expensive than in Bujumbura. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Riyadh. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Riyadh.

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Riyadh vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riyadh instead of Bujumbura, you would:

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pay 45.0% more for restaurants

	Bujumbura	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,548	$7.99 SAR30.00	+107.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,426	$7.99 SAR30.00	+109.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$0.87 SAR3.28	-50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$0.31 SAR1.18	-76.8%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 4.7% less for groceries

	Bujumbura	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,014	$1.29 SAR4.83	-35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$5.27 SAR19.78	+26.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$6.76 SAR25.39	+78.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,797	$3.08 SAR11.57	-14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,195	$4.34 SAR16.27	-14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,939	$1.30 SAR4.88	-50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.87 SAR3.28
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$1.13 SAR4.23	+23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$0.80 SAR2.99	+5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.54 SAR2.04
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.59 SAR2.21
Average			-4.7%

Bujumbura vs. Riyadh - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

	Bujumbura	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,118	$2.35 SAR8.82	-53.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,206	$37.31 SAR140.01	+24.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$34,642.08 SAR130K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,016	$18.12 SAR68.00	-42.8%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

	Bujumbura	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$71.73 SAR269.20	+6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	+174.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	+818.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$81.86 SAR307.20
Average			+357.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Bujumbura	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	+431.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	+1.1%
Average			+131.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bujumbura	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$2.13 SAR8.00	-1.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,075	$4.28 SAR16.07	+41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$7.73 SAR29.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,875	$89.94 SAR337.52	+237.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$13.32 SAR50.00	+700.0%
Average			+168.8%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bujumbura	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$58.30 SAR218.78
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$54.26 SAR203.65
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$102.59 SAR385.02
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$103.93 SAR390.02

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