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Bujumbura vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 37.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 3.3% more in Bujumbura
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Bujumbura
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Bujumbura
Housing: pay 54.8% more in Bujumbura
Childcare: pay 7.8% less in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% more in Bujumbura

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

Bujumbura vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 3.3% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$2.71 BIF8,032	-45.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$3.85 BIF11,408	-45.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$1.70 BIF5,042	+82.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$1.11 BIF3,282	+21.2%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Bujumbura
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$1.36 BIF4,045	-17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$5.15 BIF15,275	-23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$3.10 BIF9,185	-62.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$3.40 BIF10,076	+86.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$4.47 BIF13,270	+122.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$2.66 BIF7,893	+47.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.22 BIF653	-75.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$0.78 BIF2,324	-59.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$0.60 BIF1,793	-17.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$0.22 BIF653	-74.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$0.26 BIF783	-50.8%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$5.12 BIF15,194	+18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$30.00 BIF88,980	+212.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$34.83 BIF103,292	+284.7%
Average			+171.8%

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pay 54.8% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Bujumbura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$68.81 BIF204,095	+223.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	+0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$111.14 BIF329,631	-59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	??
Average			+54.8%

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pay 7.8% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$105.93 BIF314,185	-63.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	+48.3%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$2.37 BIF7,038	+96.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$3.43 BIF10,175	+35.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$2.43 BIF7,193	+29.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$27.12 BIF80,431	-34.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$1.69 BIF5,027	-54.8%
Average			+14.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Bujumbura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	??

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