Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 11.3% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 16.3% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$0.60
TND1.870
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$0.35
TND1.110
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$5.12
TND16.070
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$1.74
TND5.450
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$1.61
TND5.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$2.61
TND8.200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$0.85
TND2.650
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$1.51
TND4.730
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$0.45
TND1.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$0.34
TND1.050
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.05
TND9.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.72
TND33.600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,384.65
TND120,374.250
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.85
TND8.930
|
pay 57.1% more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.34
TND73.180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$243.54
TND763.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$170.39
TND534.330
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.08
TND135.110
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$93.99
TND294.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$2,893.78
TND9,074.880
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$1.60
TND5.020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$0.84
TND2.630
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.01
TND94.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.24
TND135.600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$53.70
TND168.410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.56
TND280.870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.96
TND241.340
|
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