Cost of living comparison

Cabo Verde

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Burundi

Bujumbura vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 7.9% more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 39.6% less in Bujumbura
Groceries: pay 43.8% less in Bujumbura
Transportation: pay 49.6% more in Bujumbura
Housing: pay 10.3% less in Bujumbura
Childcare: pay 99.3% more in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% less in Bujumbura

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

Bujumbura vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.6% less for restaurants

	Praia	Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.29 CVE500.63	$2.71 BIF8,059	-48.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 CVE655.92	$3.85 BIF11,447	-44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.26 CVE309.13	$1.70 BIF5,059	-47.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CVE126.40	$1.11 BIF3,293	-17.1%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 43.8% less for groceries

	Praia	Bujumbura
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 CVE206.99	$1.36 BIF4,059	-37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 CVE1,287.23	$5.15 BIF15,326	-62.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.38 CVE509.32	$3.10 BIF9,216	-42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 CVE224.53	$3.40 BIF10,110	+43.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.47 BIF13,315
Apples (1 lb)	$2.41 CVE228.56	$2.66 BIF7,919	+10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 CVE137.32	$0.22 BIF655	-84.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 CVE166.31	$0.78 BIF2,332	-55.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.80 CVE265.48	$0.60 BIF1,799	-78.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 CVE64.08	$0.22 BIF655	-67.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 CVE68.66	$0.26 BIF786	-63.6%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 49.6% more for transportation

	Praia	Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.26 CVE592.50	$5.12 BIF15,245	-18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.37 CVE2,781.25	$30.00 BIF89,280	+2.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE3M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 CVE1,246.33	$34.83 BIF104K	+164.7%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 10.3% less for housing

	Praia	Bujumbura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.34 CVE5,146.43	$68.81 BIF205K	+26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$479.44 CVE45,409.72	$483.63 BIF1M	+0.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.36 CVE25,227.62	$111.14 BIF331K	-58.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$145.64 CVE13,793.57	??
Average			-10.3%

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pay 99.3% more for childcare

	Praia	Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.65 CVE13,984.80	$105.93 BIF315K	-28.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,238.92 CVE307K	$10,592.87 BIF32M	+227.0%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 CVE257.32	$2.37 BIF7,061	-12.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 CVE154.53	$3.43 BIF10,209	+110.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.79 CVE454.10	$2.43 BIF7,217	-49.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.96 CVE3,027.31	$27.12 BIF80,703	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE555.01	$1.69 BIF5,044	-71.1%
Average			-7.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Praia	Bujumbura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.10 CVE8,343.76	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,027.31	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,072.84	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.85 CVE12,109.26	??

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