Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 68.3% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$6.62
BAM12.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$1.67
BAM3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$0.95
BAM1.72
|
|
pay 47.4% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$0.99
BAM1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$4.15
BAM7.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$4.90
BAM8.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$2.66
BAM4.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$3.09
BAM5.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$0.80
BAM1.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.63
BAM10.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.26
BAM53.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,843.53
BAM45,037.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.01
BAM14.51
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$28.06
BAM50.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$341.28
BAM618.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$246.13
BAM446.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$135.03
BAM244.79
|
|
pay 11.6% more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$200.40
BAM363.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$3,054.83
BAM5,537.97
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$2.21
BAM4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$1.74
BAM3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$3.37
BAM6.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.58
BAM55.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$84.19
BAM152.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.22
BAM52.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$84.57
BAM153.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.72
BAM171.71
|
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