Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 58.4% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 75.5% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.95
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.45
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Helsinki
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.26
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.71
|
?? |
pay 82.7% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€821.73
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
?? | |
pay 35.8% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.75
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 67.0% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.08
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.51
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.16
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.17
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.95
|
?? |
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