Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 33.4% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 39.7% more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,526
|
$5.00
UZS63,356
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,324
|
$3.50
UZS44,349
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,243
|
$0.60
UZS7,665
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,934
|
$0.34
UZS4,344
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,934
|
$0.41
UZS5,192
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,512
|
$3.14
UZS39,825
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,628
|
$3.85
UZS48,746
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,625
|
$1.63
UZS20,644
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,294
|
$1.69
UZS21,442
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,101
|
$0.62
UZS7,804
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF877
|
$0.79
UZS9,962
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,671
|
$1.03
UZS13,077
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,462
|
$0.74
UZS9,355
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF773
|
$0.23
UZS2,852
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,483
|
$0.18
UZS2,316
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,550
|
$3.53
UZS44,682
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,442
|
$14.04
UZS177,942
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,678,871
|
$13,508.25
UZS171,164,827
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,865
|
$2.65
UZS33,537
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,442
|
$17.99
UZS227,947
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF621,625
|
$603.41
UZS7,645,929
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,836
|
$338.87
UZS4,293,822
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,691
|
$33.36
UZS422,742
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,381,388
|
$222.55
UZS2,819,952
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,534,706
|
$6,603.48
UZS83,673,584
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,658
|
$1.34
UZS16,919
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,216
|
$1.61
UZS20,393
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,907
|
$1.87
UZS23,673
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,256
|
$43.35
UZS549,245
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF69,069
|
$4.50
UZS57,055
|
|
pay 59.6% more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF69,069
|
$54.37
UZS688,872
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF207,208
|
$59.46
UZS753,373
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF138,139
|
$97.85
UZS1,239,882
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,650
|
$109.20
UZS1,383,647
|
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