Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 70.2% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 76.1% less for restaurants
|
Saint Helier
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£30.21
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.27
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.83
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Bujumbura
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.62
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.38
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£6.00
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£4.03
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.31
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.56
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.69
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.44
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.14
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.74
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.62
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£52.37
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£24,320.02
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.91
|
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pay 89.9% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£51.36
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,485.38
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£86.39
|
?? | |
pay 69.8% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,598.68
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,957.90
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.54
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.80
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.32
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.93
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£13.09
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£75.53
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£43.30
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£98.19
|
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