Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 2.1 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 88.6% more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.22
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT575.50
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.51
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.02
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 24.3% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.28
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT501.96
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT359.72
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.32
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.54
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.58
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.11
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.14
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.54
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.35
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.29
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT488.61
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,175.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,503,047.46
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT550.48
|
?? |
pay 81.6% more for housing
Dhaka
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,588.15
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,737.74
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,541.04
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,631.35
|
?? | |
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,143.28
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT160,806.56
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.15
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.28
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,048.45
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,853.61
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,041.17
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,745.47
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,166.12
|
?? |
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