Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 33.6% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.20
|
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.34
|
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.78
|
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.45
|
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.04
|
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
€6.11
|
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.68
€37.74
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,881.54
€24,939.35
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
€10.88
|
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
|
pay 78.7% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.03
€34.35
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$757.80
€703.05
|
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.47
€576.57
|
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.30
€213.66
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
|
pay 2.9% more for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.50
€461.56
|
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,001.37
€10,206.52
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
€2.02
|
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.99
€41.74
|
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.95
€78.81
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.91
€36.10
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.99
€98.33
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.37
€115.39
|
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
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