Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 32.3% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP581.36
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP400.70
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.40
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.14
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP124.34
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP200.67
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP283.64
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP122.10
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP158.45
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP76.05
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.16
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP73.28
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.23
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.18
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.27
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP287.98
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,008.73
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,702,969.62
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,282.24
|
?? |
pay 73.9% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,609.55
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP49,280.38
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,224.63
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,312.75
|
?? | |
pay 9.4% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,142.10
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP384,722.78
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP150.26
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP144.75
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP250.44
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,152.50
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP375.66
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,468.55
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,380.90
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,572.22
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,634.83
|
?? |
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