Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 3.1 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$2.58
¥403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
|
pay 73.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.21
¥1,902
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$61.61
¥9,598
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$79.69
¥12,414
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