Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 24.9% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.15
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,885.69
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
?? |
pay 66.2% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.06
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€523.99
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€409.48
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.49
|
?? | |
pay 0.9% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.10
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,345.85
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.58
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.84
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.98
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.57
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.35
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.50
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.57
|
?? |
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