Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 3.0 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 92.1% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
|
pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
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