Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 3.0 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
|
pay 93.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
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