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Bujumbura vs. Nassau Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 52.4% cheaper than Nassau.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in Bujumbura
Groceries: pay 55.6% less in Bujumbura
Transportation: pay 8.9% less in Bujumbura
Housing: pay 66.7% less in Bujumbura
Childcare: pay 57.5% less in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.9% less in Bujumbura

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bujumbura.

Bujumbura vs. Nassau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Nassau, you would:

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	Nassau	Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$35.00 BSD35.00	$2.71 BIF8,032	-92.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 BSD11.50	$3.85 BIF11,408	-66.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 BSD2.93	$1.70 BIF5,042	-42.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BSD1.50	$1.11 BIF3,282	-26.2%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 55.6% less for groceries

	Nassau	Bujumbura
Bread 1 loaf	$5.78 BSD5.78	$1.36 BIF4,045	-76.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 BSD4.28	$5.15 BIF15,275	+20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.09 BSD16.09	$3.10 BIF9,185	-80.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.63 BSD7.63	$3.40 BIF10,076	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 BSD5.48	$4.47 BIF13,270	-18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 BSD2.38	$2.66 BIF7,893	+11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 BSD1.57	$0.22 BIF653	-86.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.15 BSD2.15	$0.78 BIF2,324	-63.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.38 BSD4.38	$0.60 BIF1,793	-86.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BSD2.27	$0.22 BIF653	-90.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.99 BSD1.99	$0.26 BIF783	-86.7%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

	Nassau	Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 BSD5.38	$5.12 BIF15,194	-4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$30.00 BIF88,980	-33.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$34.83 BIF103,292	+11.5%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 66.7% less for housing

	Nassau	Bujumbura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.75 BSD101.75	$68.81 BIF204,095	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,862.50 BSD1,862.50	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,800.00 BSD1,800.00	$111.14 BIF329,631	-93.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$230.26 BSD230.26	??
Average			-66.7%

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pay 57.5% less for childcare

	Nassau	Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$716.66 BSD716.66	$105.93 BIF314,185	-85.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,071.43 BSD15,071.43	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	-29.7%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nassau	Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 BSD5.00	$2.37 BIF7,038	-52.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.40 BSD5.40	$3.43 BIF10,175	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 BSD14.35	$2.43 BIF7,193	-83.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$142.75 BSD142.75	$27.12 BIF80,431	-81.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.00 BSD20.00	$1.69 BIF5,027	-91.5%
Average			-68.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Nassau	Bujumbura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.17 BSD64.17	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$76.67 BSD76.67	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.88 BSD114.88	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.14 BSD127.14	??

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