Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 4.8 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
pay 8.9 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
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