Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 66.6% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 81.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Bujumbura
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.36
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.15
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.43
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.05
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.05
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.87
|
?? |
pay 89.7% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
?? | |
pay 68.3% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.97
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.54
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.08
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€88.29
|
?? |
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