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Bujumbura vs. Grytviken Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Grytviken
Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.85
BIF11,548
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $3.81
BIF11,426
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.76
BIF5,269

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Grytviken
Bujumbura
Bread
1 loaf
?? $2.01
BIF6,014
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.16
BIF12,480
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $3.80
BIF11,382

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Grytviken
Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.04
BIF15,118
Monthly public transit pass ?? $30.09
BIF90,206
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Grytviken
Bujumbura
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $67.62
BIF203K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $433.02
BIF1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $90.78
BIF272K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Grytviken
Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $99.93
BIF300K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,992.86
BIF30M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Grytviken
Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.17
BIF6,501
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.03
BIF9,075
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Grytviken
Bujumbura
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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