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Saint John's vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 2.1 times more expensive than Bujumbura.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 35.4% more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 82.5% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.5% more in Saint John's

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Saint John's are more expensive than in Bujumbura. Notably, groceries, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Saint John's.

Saint John's vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Bujumbura, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Bujumbura	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 BIF8,032	$13.88 EC$37.50	+412.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.85 BIF11,408	$11.10 EC$30.00	+188.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 BIF5,042	$2.07 EC$5.60	+21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 BIF3,282	$0.96 EC$2.58	-13.6%
Average			+152.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Bujumbura	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 BIF4,045	$2.78 EC$7.50	+103.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 BIF15,275	$4.07 EC$11.00	-21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.10 BIF9,185	$8.40 EC$22.71	+171.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 BIF10,076	$5.37 EC$14.50	+57.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 BIF13,270	$3.69 EC$9.98	-17.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.66 BIF7,893	$2.96 EC$8.00	+11.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$1.11 EC$3.00	+404.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BIF2,324	$3.70 EC$10.00	+372.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BIF1,793	$3.70 EC$10.00	+512.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$1.30 EC$3.50	+488.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BIF783	$1.30 EC$3.50	+390.6%
Average			+224.9%

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pay 35.4% more for transportation

	Bujumbura	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 BIF15,194	$6.29 EC$17.00	+22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 BIF88,980	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.83 BIF103,292	$51.53 EC$139.27	+48.0%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Bujumbura	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.81 BIF204,095	$77.58 EC$209.67	+12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+116.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.14 BIF329,631	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+510.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$99.04 EC$267.65
Average			+213.3%

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pay 82.5% less for childcare

	Bujumbura	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.93 BIF314,185	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-82.5%
Average			-82.5%

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pay 96.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bujumbura	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 BIF7,038	$1.85 EC$5.00	-22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 BIF10,175	$3.95 EC$10.67	+15.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 BIF7,193	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.12 BIF80,431	$61.67 EC$166.67	+127.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.69 BIF5,027	$6.20 EC$16.75	+265.7%
Average			+96.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bujumbura	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$50.00 EC$135.13
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$74.00 EC$200.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

Bujumbura vs. Saint John's - Cost of clothing

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