Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 27.2% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Libreville
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 75.4% less for housing
Libreville
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
?? | |
pay 39.6% more for childcare
Libreville
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Libreville
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
?? |
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