Bujumbura vs. Cockburn Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Cockburn Town, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Cockburn Town
Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $2.71
BIF8,159
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $3.85
BIF11,589
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.70
BIF5,122

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Cockburn Town
Bujumbura
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.36
BIF4,109
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.15
BIF15,517
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $3.10
BIF9,331

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Cockburn Town
Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.12
BIF15,435
Monthly public transit pass ?? $30.00
BIF90,391
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Cockburn Town
Bujumbura
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $68.81
BIF207K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $483.63
BIF1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $111.14
BIF335K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Cockburn Town
Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $105.93
BIF319K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,592.87
BIF32M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Cockburn Town
Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.37
BIF7,149
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.43
BIF10,336
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.43
BIF7,307

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Cockburn Town
Bujumbura
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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