Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 3.2 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$9.21
€8.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 68.4% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$4.66
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$3.67
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.03
€6.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,240.65
€27,128.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.18
€9.44
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$28.32
€26.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$729.51
€676.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$520.65
€483.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$228.75
€212.22
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$450.86
€418.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$6,560.19
€6,086.22
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$3.78
€3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$5.90
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$56.45
€52.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$87.49
€81.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.26
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.51
€81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.02
€93.72
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tallinn or Bujumbura. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.