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St. George's vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 52.2% more expensive than Bujumbura.

Restaurants: pay 85.2% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 23.3% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 49.6% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 62.8% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in St. George's

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

St. George's vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Bujumbura, you would:

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pay 85.2% more for restaurants

	Bujumbura	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 BIF8,032	$7.40 EC$20.00	+173.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.85 BIF11,408	$8.33 EC$22.50	+116.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 BIF5,042	$1.85 EC$5.00	+8.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 BIF3,282	$1.57 EC$4.25	+42.1%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Bujumbura	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 BIF4,045	$1.69 EC$4.57	+23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 BIF15,275	$5.00 EC$13.52	-2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.10 BIF9,185	$14.71 EC$39.75	+374.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 BIF10,076	$4.07 EC$11.00	+19.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 BIF13,270	$2.60 EC$7.04	-41.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.66 BIF7,893	$1.20 EC$3.25	-54.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.84 EC$2.27	+281.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BIF2,324	$0.79 EC$2.13	+0.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BIF1,793	$1.34 EC$3.63	+122.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.71 EC$1.91	+220.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BIF783	$0.71 EC$1.91	+167.3%
Average			+101.1%

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pay 23.3% more for transportation

	Bujumbura	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 BIF15,194	$5.12 EC$13.85
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 BIF88,980	$37.00 EC$100.00	+23.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.83 BIF103,292	??
Average			+23.3%

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pay 49.6% more for housing

	Bujumbura	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.81 BIF204,095	$46.87 EC$126.67	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	+19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.14 BIF329,631	$289.85 EC$783.33	+160.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$159.51 EC$431.09
Average			+49.6%

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pay 62.8% less for childcare

	Bujumbura	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.93 BIF314,185	$55.50 EC$150.00	-47.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-78.0%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bujumbura	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 BIF7,038	$2.04 EC$5.50	-14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 BIF10,175	$4.44 EC$12.00	+29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 BIF7,193	$1.85 EC$5.00	-23.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.12 BIF80,431	$37.00 EC$100.00	+36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.69 BIF5,027	$11.10 EC$30.00	+555.0%
Average			+116.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bujumbura	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$25.90 EC$70.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$44.40 EC$120.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$42.55 EC$115.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$75.85 EC$205.00

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