Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 51.2% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$1.92
BIF5,526
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$3.24
BIF9,324
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$0.43
BIF1,243
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.67
BIF1,934
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$0.67
BIF1,934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$4.01
BIF11,512
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.51
|
$3.00
BIF8,628
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$2.65
BIF7,625
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$3.23
BIF9,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$2.47
BIF7,101
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.31
BIF877
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.58
BIF1,671
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.51
BIF1,462
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.27
BIF773
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.52
BIF1,483
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$4.37
BIF12,550
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.63
|
$14.42
BIF41,442
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,738.43
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,678,871
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$8.65
BIF24,865
|
|
pay 86.0% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$14.42
BIF41,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.48
|
$216.29
BIF621,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.88
|
$81.71
BIF234,836
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.20
|
$11.03
BIF31,691
|
|
pay 48.4% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.77
|
$480.65
BIF1,381,388
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,116.80
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,534,706
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$0.58
BIF1,658
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$2.16
BIF6,216
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$2.40
BIF6,907
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.69
|
$19.23
BIF55,256
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$24.03
BIF69,069
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$24.03
BIF69,069
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.55
|
$72.10
BIF207,208
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.21
|
$48.07
BIF138,139
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.10
|
$86.52
BIF248,650
|
|
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