Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 27.1% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD70.01
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD50.01
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.45
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.77
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.33
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.72
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.30
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.31
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.09
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD660.10
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,531.10
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD76.01
|
?? |
pay 67.6% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD386.33
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,137.31
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,937.96
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD439.77
|
?? | |
pay 59.5% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,570.24
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,587.32
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.23
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD40.01
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD344.17
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD60.01
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD422.21
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD370.06
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD717.97
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD734.28
|
?? |
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