Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bujumbura vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary
Bujumbura is 68.9% more expensive than Maseru.
Bujumbura vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.01
LSL148.38
|
$3.85
BIF11,548
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
LSL138.49
|
$3.81
BIF11,426
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
LSL17.56
|
$1.76
BIF5,269
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
LSL13.85
|
$1.35
BIF4,052
|
|
Maseru vs. Bujumbura - Cost of restaurants
pay 43.6% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
LSL13.60
|
$2.01
BIF6,014
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
LSL54.39
|
$4.16
BIF12,480
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
LSL72.07
|
$3.80
BIF11,382
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LSL25.32
|
$3.60
BIF10,797
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.79
LSL45.98
|
$5.07
BIF15,195
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL14.02
|
$2.65
BIF7,939
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
LSL16.71
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
LSL20.19
|
$0.91
BIF2,728
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
LSL17.95
|
$0.76
BIF2,264
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL11.66
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
LSL12.00
|
?? | |
Maseru vs. Bujumbura - Cost of groceries
pay 27.7% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.98
LSL81.93
|
$5.04
BIF15,118
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.04
LSL494.60
|
$30.09
BIF90,206
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,030.86
LSL346K
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.01
LSL98.92
|
$31.70
BIF95,016
|
|
Maseru vs. Bujumbura - Cost of transportation
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.30
LSL630.53
|
$67.62
BIF203K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$93.14
LSL1,533.25
|
$433.02
BIF1M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.58
LSL915.01
|
$90.78
BIF272K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? | |
Maseru vs. Bujumbura - Cost of housing
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.06
LSL857.06
|
$99.93
BIF300K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,181.73
LSL19,454.17
|
$9,992.86
BIF30M
|
|
Maseru vs. Bujumbura - Cost of childcare
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
LSL29.68
|
$2.17
BIF6,501
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
LSL32.97
|
$3.03
BIF9,075
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
LSL84.08
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.03
LSL379.19
|
$26.65
BIF79,875
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.67
BIF4,992
|
|
Maseru vs. Bujumbura - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.07
LSL758.38
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.58
LSL915.01
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.15
LSL1,714.61
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.22
LSL2,472.99
|
?? |
Maseru vs. Bujumbura - Cost of clothing
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