Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 1.3% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,660
|
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,610
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,794
|
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,095
|
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF829
|
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF900
|
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,370
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,112,941
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,528
|
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,672
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,894
|
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,278
|
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,178
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,154
|
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,113,486
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,006
|
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,080
|
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,515
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
pay 56.7% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,756
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,360
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,732
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,068
|
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
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