Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 77.7% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 45.2% more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$1.92
BIF5,498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
$3.24
BIF9,277
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$0.43
BIF1,237
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.01
BIF11,454
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
$3.00
BIF8,585
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
$2.65
BIF7,587
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
$3.23
BIF9,248
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$2.47
BIF7,066
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.31
BIF873
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$0.58
BIF1,662
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.27
BIF769
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.52
BIF1,475
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
$4.37
BIF12,487
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$13,458.30
BIF38,484,239
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
$8.65
BIF24,740
|
|
pay 62.1% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
$216.29
BIF618,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
$81.71
BIF233,654
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
$11.03
BIF31,531
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
$480.65
BIF1,374,437
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,360,928
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA715
|
$0.58
BIF1,649
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$2.16
BIF6,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$2.40
BIF6,872
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$19.23
BIF54,977
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
|
pay 85.1% more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$72.10
BIF206,166
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
$48.07
BIF137,444
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$86.52
BIF247,399
|
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