Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 2.2 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,071
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,377
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS527
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,420
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,282,339
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,312
|
?? |
pay 24.2% more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,271
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,776
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,778
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,673
|
?? | |
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,110
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,316
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,274
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,468
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,942
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,446
|
?? |
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