Cost of living comparison

Chad

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Burundi

Bujumbura vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 79.1% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 14.7% more in Bujumbura
Groceries: pay 18.9% more in Bujumbura
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Bujumbura
Housing: pay 42.8% less in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Bujumbura

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Bujumbura are more expensive than in N'djamena. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bujumbura.

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Bujumbura vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 14.7% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,130	$2.71 BIF8,053	-69.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$3.85 BIF11,438
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA513	$1.70 BIF5,055	+90.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA513	$1.11 BIF3,290	+23.7%
Average			+14.7%

N'djamena vs. Bujumbura - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.9% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Bujumbura
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA205	$1.36 BIF4,055	+281.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,026	$5.15 BIF15,314	+187.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,220	$3.10 BIF9,209	-78.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,231	$3.40 BIF10,102	+58.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,861	$4.47 BIF13,305	+37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,280	$2.66 BIF7,913	+19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA582	$0.22 BIF654	-78.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA698	$0.78 BIF2,330	-35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA667	$0.60 BIF1,797	-48.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA434	$0.22 BIF654	-70.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA434	$0.26 BIF785	-65.1%
Average			+18.9%

N'djamena vs. Bujumbura - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	N'djamena	Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,462	$5.12 BIF15,233	+19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA51,295	$30.00 BIF89,210	-66.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,308	$34.83 BIF104K	+765.3%
Average			+239.4%

N'djamena vs. Bujumbura - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.8% less for housing

	N'djamena	Bujumbura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA256K	$68.81 BIF205K	-84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA870K	$483.63 BIF1M	-68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA51,295	$111.14 BIF330K	+24.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	??
Average			-42.8%

N'djamena vs. Bujumbura - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$105.93 BIF315K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,592.87 BIF31M

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA769	$2.37 BIF7,056	+76.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA513	$3.43 BIF10,201	+283.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA590	$2.43 BIF7,211	+135.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$27.12 BIF80,639
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$1.69 BIF5,040
Average			+165.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	N'djamena	Bujumbura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA15,389	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA20,518	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA25,648	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA51,295	??

N'djamena vs. Bujumbura - Cost of clothing

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