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Bujumbura vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 33.6% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 46.2% less in Bujumbura
Groceries: pay 18.9% less in Bujumbura
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in Bujumbura
Housing: pay 64.3% less in Bujumbura
Childcare: pay 30.1% more in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% less in Bujumbura

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

Bujumbura vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 46.2% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,567.77	$2.71 BIF8,032	-77.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,487.54	$3.85 BIF11,408	-66.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.29	$1.70 BIF5,042	-15.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.97	$1.11 BIF3,282	-26.2%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 18.9% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Bujumbura
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.62	$1.36 BIF4,045	-45.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG653.24	$5.15 BIF15,275	+3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG741.83	$3.10 BIF9,185	-45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.20	$3.40 BIF10,076	+21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG902.55	$4.47 BIF13,270	-35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.30	$2.66 BIF7,893	+17.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.11	$0.22 BIF653	-59.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.26	$0.78 BIF2,324	+72.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.26	$0.60 BIF1,793	+33.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.30	$0.22 BIF653	-90.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.93	$0.26 BIF783	-79.2%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG559.68	$5.12 BIF15,194	+19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,612.95	$30.00 BIF88,980	+50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,572,658.86	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG467.72	$34.83 BIF103,292	+872.8%
Average			+314.1%

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pay 64.3% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Bujumbura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,684.96	$68.81 BIF204,095	-58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,889.13	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,276.18	$111.14 BIF329,631	-87.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,990.68	??
Average			-64.3%

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pay 30.1% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,064.74	$105.93 BIF314,185	+5.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG897,260.41	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	+54.2%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG653.24	$2.37 BIF7,038	-52.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.26	$3.43 BIF10,175	+108.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.29	$2.43 BIF7,193	+21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,085.42	$27.12 BIF80,431	-61.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,306.47	$1.69 BIF5,027	-83.1%
Average			-13.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Bujumbura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,451.79	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,798.55	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,677.69	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,597.11	??

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