Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 17.5% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Castries, you would:
pay 58.8% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
Castries
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
Castries
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
|
pay 69.7% less for housing
Castries
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Castries
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
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