Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 70.4% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of London, you would:
pay 75.6% less for restaurants
London
|
Bujumbura
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.85
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.00
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.64
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
London
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.73
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.99
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.14
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.36
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.16
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.17
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.38
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.57
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
London
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.66
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£198.54
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£27,080.69
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.93
|
?? |
pay 92.8% less for housing
London
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£30.79
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,122.92
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,595.64
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£223.93
|
?? | |
pay 77.3% less for childcare
London
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,826.89
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,908.24
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.45
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.59
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£46.40
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.89
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
London
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£81.13
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£39.08
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£88.40
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£97.06
|
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