Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 90.0% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,005.00
|
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG312.25
|
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG193.05
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.94
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,833.49
|
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,439.12
|
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,440.02
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,594.02
|
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,343.99
|
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG229.01
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.56
|
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.57
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.50
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.72
|
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,541.59
|
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,833,000.00
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,977.49
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,520.50
|
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,394.62
|
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,292.14
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,665.63
|
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,403,312.76
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,396.05
|
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,677.92
|
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,251.28
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,409.57
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,114.43
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,258.58
|
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
|
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