Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 3.4 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$1.92
BIF5,494
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.24
BIF9,271
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.43
BIF1,236
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.67
BIF1,923
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.67
BIF1,923
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.01
BIF11,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.00
BIF8,579
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.65
BIF7,582
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.23
BIF9,242
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$2.47
BIF7,061
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.31
BIF872
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.58
BIF1,661
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.51
BIF1,454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.27
BIF768
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.52
BIF1,474
|
|
pay 84.9% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.37
BIF12,478
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$14.42
BIF41,206
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,458,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$8.65
BIF24,724
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
Freetown
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$14.42
BIF41,206
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$216.29
BIF618,088
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$81.71
BIF233,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$11.03
BIF31,510
|
|
pay 15.0 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$480.65
BIF1,373,529
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,338,218
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$0.58
BIF1,648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.16
BIF6,181
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.40
BIF6,868
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$19.23
BIF54,941
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$24.03
BIF68,676
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$24.03
BIF68,676
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$72.10
BIF206,029
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$48.07
BIF137,353
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$86.52
BIF247,235
|
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