Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 5.5% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,476
|
$3.01
₺96.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,241
|
$3.65
₺116.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,232
|
$0.62
₺19.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
$0.22
₺6.98
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
$0.39
₺12.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,409
|
$2.61
₺83.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,551
|
$3.07
₺98.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,557
|
$1.40
₺44.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,212
|
$1.59
₺50.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,038
|
$0.30
₺9.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF869
|
$0.52
₺16.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,656
|
$0.31
₺9.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,449
|
$0.42
₺13.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF766
|
$0.22
₺7.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,470
|
$0.19
₺6.20
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,438
|
$4.34
₺138.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
$15.27
₺488.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,334,248
|
$34,350.89
₺1,099,479.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,643
|
$4.33
₺138.43
|
|
pay 96.0% more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
$8.38
₺268.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF616,086
|
$218.27
₺6,986.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF232,744
|
$144.02
₺4,609.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,408
|
$49.50
₺1,584.35
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,369,080
|
$165.99
₺5,312.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,227,007
|
$3,471.33
₺111,107.87
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,643
|
$1.90
₺60.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,161
|
$1.55
₺49.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,845
|
$1.64
₺52.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF54,763
|
$20.05
₺641.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
$2.50
₺80.00
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
$29.99
₺959.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF205,362
|
$25.86
₺827.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF136,908
|
$62.92
₺2,013.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF246,434
|
$42.57
₺1,362.42
|
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