Cost of living comparison
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Bujumbura vs. Luxembourg Cost of Living Summary
Bujumbura is 52.0% cheaper than Luxembourg.
Bujumbura vs. Luxembourg Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.53
€21.45
|
$2.71
BIF8,053
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.18
€13.28
|
$3.85
BIF11,438
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.21
€3.68
|
$1.70
BIF5,055
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.98
€3.48
|
$1.11
BIF3,290
|
|
Luxembourg vs. Bujumbura - Cost of restaurants
pay 46.6% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.47
€3.03
|
$1.36
BIF4,055
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.61
€8.41
|
$5.15
BIF15,314
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
€6.03
|
$3.10
BIF9,209
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.28
€4.62
|
$3.40
BIF10,102
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.92
€6.05
|
$4.47
BIF13,305
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.29
|
$2.66
BIF7,913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.96
|
$0.22
BIF654
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.33
|
$0.78
BIF2,330
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
€1.77
|
$0.60
BIF1,797
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.09
|
$0.22
BIF654
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.06
|
$0.26
BIF785
|
|
Luxembourg vs. Bujumbura - Cost of groceries
pay 15.4% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.61
€5.78
|
$5.12
BIF15,233
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
BIF89,210
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,039.69
€30,637.13
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.96
€33.19
|
$34.83
BIF104K
|
|
Luxembourg vs. Bujumbura - Cost of transportation
pay 51.1% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.05
€50.76
|
$68.81
BIF205K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,174.26
€1,901.07
|
$483.63
BIF1M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,864.11
€1,629.90
|
$111.14
BIF330K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.65
€188.56
|
?? | |
Luxembourg vs. Bujumbura - Cost of housing
pay 64.2% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,485.02
€1,298.43
|
$105.93
BIF315K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,449.19
€14,382.43
|
$10,592.87
BIF31M
|
|
Luxembourg vs. Bujumbura - Cost of childcare
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
€6.13
|
$2.37
BIF7,056
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
€3.89
|
$3.43
BIF10,201
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.59
€6.64
|
$2.43
BIF7,211
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.65
€55.66
|
$27.12
BIF80,639
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.52
€15.32
|
$1.69
BIF5,040
|
|
Luxembourg vs. Bujumbura - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.40
€84.29
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
€39.45
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.15
€93.69
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.15
€116.42
|
?? |
Luxembourg vs. Bujumbura - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026
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