Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

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Burundi

Bujumbura vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 2.6% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 2.0% more in Bujumbura
Groceries: pay 17.5% more in Bujumbura
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Bujumbura
Housing: pay 44.5% less in Bujumbura
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% less in Bujumbura

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Bujumbura are more expensive than in Colombo. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Bujumbura. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bujumbura.

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Bujumbura vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 2.0% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$3.85 BIF11,548	+0.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$3.81 BIF11,426	-49.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$1.76 BIF5,269	+150.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$1.35 BIF4,052	+414.7%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 17.5% more for groceries

	Colombo	Bujumbura
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$2.01 BIF6,014	+265.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$4.16 BIF12,480	-39.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$3.80 BIF11,382	-37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$3.60 BIF10,797	+120.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$5.07 BIF15,195	+129.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$2.65 BIF7,939	-13.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$0.91 BIF2,728	-55.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$0.76 BIF2,264	+33.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	??
Average			+17.5%

Colombo vs. Bujumbura - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Colombo	Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$5.04 BIF15,118	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$30.09 BIF90,206	+318.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$31.70 BIF95,016	+862.2%
Average			+128.3%

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pay 44.5% less for housing

	Colombo	Bujumbura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$67.62 BIF203K	+225.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$433.02 BIF1M	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$90.78 BIF272K	-66.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	??
Average			-44.5%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$99.93 BIF300K	+164.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$9,992.86 BIF30M	+726.6%
Average			+367.6%

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pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$2.17 BIF6,501	-1.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$3.03 BIF9,075	+20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$26.65 BIF79,875	+90.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$1.67 BIF4,992	-63.3%
Average			-6.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Colombo	Bujumbura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	??

Colombo vs. Bujumbura - Cost of clothing

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