Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 63.1% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 76.1% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.91
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.44
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Dublin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.45
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,507.31
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.26
|
?? |
pay 91.5% less for housing
Dublin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.14
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,037.24
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,777.73
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.77
|
?? | |
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,273.69
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,754.43
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 65.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.38
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Dublin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.61
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.62
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.20
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.34
|
?? |
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