Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 39.9% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Santiago
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
?? |
pay 65.0% less for housing
Santiago
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
?? | |
pay 11.9% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Santiago
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
?? |
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