Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 2.4 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
$9.57
DOP556.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
$7.30
DOP424.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
$0.76
DOP43.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
$0.49
DOP28.30
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
$2.22
DOP128.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
$3.54
DOP205.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
$4.92
DOP285.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
$2.00
DOP116.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
$2.78
DOP161.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
$1.34
DOP77.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$0.29
DOP16.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
$1.25
DOP72.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.63
DOP36.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.69
DOP39.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
$1.08
DOP62.89
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
$4.93
DOP286.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
$91.26
DOP5,305.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,962,977.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
$22.77
DOP1,323.56
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
$50.90
DOP2,959.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
$918.25
DOP53,383.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
$473.61
DOP27,533.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
$73.91
DOP4,296.76
|
|
pay 17.0% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
$479.10
DOP27,853.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
$7,969.82
DOP463,333.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
$2.74
DOP159.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
$2.27
DOP131.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
$4.56
DOP265.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
$45.61
DOP2,651.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
$5.93
DOP344.85
|
|
pay 70.9% more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
$61.04
DOP3,548.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
$45.17
DOP2,626.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
$118.63
DOP6,896.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
$103.81
DOP6,034.83
|
|
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