Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 2.3 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Maseru
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
?? |
pay 15.2% more for housing
Maseru
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? | |
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Maseru
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
?? |
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