Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Burundi

Bujumbura vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 92.3% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Bujumbura
Groceries: pay 14.7% more in Bujumbura
Transportation: pay 4.8 times more in Bujumbura
Housing: pay 50.8% more in Bujumbura
Childcare: pay 22.3% less in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% less in Bujumbura

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

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Bujumbura vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR52,996.70	$2.71 BIF8,102	-9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.46 IDR61,476.17	$3.85 BIF11,508	+11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR10,212.06	$1.70 BIF5,086	+195.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,499.59	$1.11 BIF3,311	+336.7%
Average			+133.5%

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pay 14.7% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Bujumbura
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR19,949.47	$1.36 BIF4,080	+21.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 IDR62,125.63	$5.15 BIF15,409	+47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 IDR88,968.11	$3.10 BIF9,266	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IDR31,332.03	$3.40 BIF10,164	+92.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 IDR26,173.58	$4.47 BIF13,387	+203.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR23,338.66	$2.66 BIF7,962	+102.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR12,450.16	$0.22 BIF658	-68.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 IDR18,957.22	$0.78 BIF2,344	-26.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 IDR13,768.58	$0.60 BIF1,808	-22.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 IDR14,106.48	$0.22 BIF658	-72.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR20,540.69	$0.26 BIF790	-77.2%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 4.8 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 IDR52,250.78	$5.12 BIF15,327	+74.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 IDR217K	$30.00 BIF89,760	+145.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR530M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.40 IDR60,416.23	$34.83 BIF104K	+923.6%
Average			+381.0%

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pay 50.8% more for housing

	Jakarta	Bujumbura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 IDR440K	$68.81 BIF206K	+177.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$388.73 IDR7M	$483.63 BIF1M	+24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.77 IDR4M	$111.14 BIF333K	-49.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.98 IDR1M	??
Average			+50.8%

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pay 22.3% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.57 IDR3M	$105.93 BIF317K	-40.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.72 IDR196M	$10,592.87 BIF32M	-3.9%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR47,697.03	$2.37 BIF7,099	-11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 IDR37,263.30	$3.43 BIF10,264	+63.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 IDR52,996.70	$2.43 BIF7,256	-18.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.43 IDR487K	$27.12 BIF81,137	-1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.58 IDR63,596.04	$1.69 BIF5,071	-52.7%
Average			-4.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Jakarta	Bujumbura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.59 IDR952K	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR581K	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.63 IDR1M	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.07 IDR2M	??

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