Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 29.5% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB898.64
|
$1.89
BIF5,483
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB445.83
|
$3.80
BIF11,018
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB100.07
|
$0.51
BIF1,469
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB54.32
|
$0.68
BIF1,961
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB57.25
|
$0.73
BIF2,108
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB427.24
|
$6.06
BIF17,564
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB327.79
|
$2.78
BIF8,050
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB157.73
|
$2.07
BIF5,990
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB197.84
|
$3.19
BIF9,241
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB57.67
|
$2.64
BIF7,648
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB62.11
|
$0.22
BIF637
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB71.84
|
$0.66
BIF1,912
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB141.06
|
$0.44
BIF1,275
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.21
|
$0.22
BIF637
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.38
|
$0.26
BIF765
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB209.62
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,704.71
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB2,972,209.57
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB515.18
|
?? |
pay 76.5% less for housing
|
Moscow
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB545.80
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB79,859.37
|
$291.52
BIF844,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB48,186.49
|
$73.86
BIF214,055
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,199.58
|
?? | |
pay 44.6% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB43,854.06
|
$103.39
BIF299,612
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,046,323.24
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,961,238
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB297.22
|
$1.27
BIF3,672
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB238.55
|
$3.04
BIF8,814
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB227.87
|
$2.42
BIF7,025
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB2,982.17
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB8,936.97
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,213.35
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,682.62
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,336.86
|
?? |
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