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Bujumbura vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 41.0% more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 15.2% less in Bujumbura
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Bujumbura
Transportation: pay 1.9% more in Bujumbura
Housing: pay 27.6% more in Bujumbura
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Bujumbura

The cost of childcare, housing, and transportation in Bujumbura are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bujumbura. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bujumbura.

Bujumbura vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.2% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD384.84	$2.71 BIF8,032	-72.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD438.80	$3.85 BIF11,408	-66.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.81	$1.70 BIF5,042	+42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.42	$1.11 BIF3,282	+35.5%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Bujumbura
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.69	$1.36 BIF4,045	+5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD239.95	$5.15 BIF15,275	-17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD258.10	$3.10 BIF9,185	-53.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD130.81	$3.40 BIF10,076	-0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.09	$4.47 BIF13,270	+77.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.27	$2.66 BIF7,893	+32.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.12	$0.22 BIF653	-75.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.73	$0.78 BIF2,324	-45.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.60	$0.60 BIF1,793	-75.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.70	$0.22 BIF653	-62.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.82	$0.26 BIF783	-71.6%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

	Paramaribo	Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.04	$5.12 BIF15,194	+20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,463.56	$30.00 BIF88,980	-66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD962,100.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD885.13	$34.83 BIF103,292	+51.4%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 27.6% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Bujumbura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,123.39	$68.81 BIF204,095	+135.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,416.38	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	-4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,354.15	$111.14 BIF329,631	-48.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,154.37	??
Average			+27.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,425.52	$105.93 BIF314,185	+68.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD73,963.45	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	+451.2%
Average			+259.6%

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.35	$2.37 BIF7,038	-28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.03	$3.43 BIF10,175	+28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD217.22	$2.43 BIF7,193	-57.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD485.91	$27.12 BIF80,431	+114.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD192.42	$1.69 BIF5,027	-66.1%
Average			-1.8%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Paramaribo	Bujumbura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,396.81	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,094.54	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,902.26	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,254.90	??

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