Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 11.2% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
Mexico City
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
|
pay 69.5% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
|
pay 31.4% more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
|
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
|
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