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Bujumbura vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 6.3% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 63.1% more in Bujumbura
Groceries: pay 0.5% less in Bujumbura
Transportation: pay 74.7% more in Bujumbura
Housing: pay 60.5% less in Bujumbura
Childcare: pay 47.2% less in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.6% less in Bujumbura

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

Bujumbura vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.1% more for restaurants

	Doha	Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.24 QAR29.94	$2.71 BIF8,039	-67.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 QAR25.95	$3.85 BIF11,418	-46.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 QAR3.19	$1.70 BIF5,046	+93.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$1.11 BIF3,285	+271.9%
Average			+63.1%

Doha vs. Bujumbura - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

	Doha	Bujumbura
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 QAR5.51	$1.36 BIF4,048	-10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 QAR20.25	$5.15 BIF15,287	-7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.92 QAR28.77	$3.10 BIF9,193	-60.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.13	$3.40 BIF10,084	+35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 QAR12.75	$4.47 BIF13,282	+27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 QAR3.44	$2.66 BIF7,899	+181.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 QAR2.63	$0.22 BIF653	-69.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 QAR2.66	$0.78 BIF2,326	+7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.35	$0.60 BIF1,794	-6.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 QAR1.77	$0.22 BIF653	-54.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 QAR1.83	$0.26 BIF784	-47.6%
Average			-0.5%

Doha vs. Bujumbura - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.7% more for transportation

	Doha	Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.15 QAR7.80	$5.12 BIF15,207	+138.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.46 QAR99.80	$30.00 BIF89,054	+9.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,456.90 QAR99,801.93	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.77 QAR71.86	$34.83 BIF103K	+76.2%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 60.5% less for housing

	Doha	Bujumbura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.14 QAR316.75	$68.81 BIF204K	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,630.25 QAR5,925.74	$483.63 BIF1M	-70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,149.49 QAR4,178.25	$111.14 BIF330K	-90.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.07	??
Average			-60.5%

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pay 47.2% less for childcare

	Doha	Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$836.08 QAR3,039.05	$105.93 BIF314K	-87.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,413.33 QAR41,485.85	$10,592.87 BIF31M	-7.2%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 67.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR39.92	$2.37 BIF7,044	-78.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15 QAR18.74	$3.43 BIF10,184	-33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.45	$2.43 BIF7,199	-62.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.52 QAR441.72	$27.12 BIF80,499	-77.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.36 QAR44.91	$1.69 BIF5,031	-86.3%
Average			-67.6%

Doha vs. Bujumbura - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Doha	Bujumbura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.08 QAR229.29	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.90 QAR203.19	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.01 QAR374.42	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.59 QAR332.90	??

Doha vs. Bujumbura - Cost of clothing

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