Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 15.8 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 72.3% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
?? |
pay 61.8 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
?? |
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