Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bujumbura vs. Sarajevo Cost of Living Summary
Bujumbura is 21.2% more expensive than Sarajevo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.5% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 2.5% more in Bujumbura
- Transportation
-
pay 94.2% more in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 18.6% more in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 75.9% more in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.7% less in Bujumbura
The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, and groceries in Bujumbura are more expensive than in Sarajevo. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Bujumbura. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Bujumbura.
Bujumbura vs. Sarajevo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.01
BAM15.19
|
$2.71
BIF8,032
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
BAM14.17
|
$3.85
BIF11,408
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
BAM3.74
|
$1.70
BIF5,042
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
BAM2.53
|
$1.11
BIF3,282
|
|
Sarajevo vs. Bujumbura - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.5% more for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
BAM2.13
|
$1.36
BIF4,045
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
BAM8.98
|
$5.15
BIF15,275
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
BAM8.90
|
$3.10
BIF9,185
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BAM5.07
|
$3.40
BIF10,076
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
BAM6.56
|
$4.47
BIF13,270
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
BAM1.20
|
$2.66
BIF7,893
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BAM1.45
|
$0.22
BIF653
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
BAM1.51
|
$0.78
BIF2,324
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
BAM1.74
|
$0.60
BIF1,793
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.88
|
$0.22
BIF653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
BAM0.92
|
$0.26
BIF783
|
|
Sarajevo vs. Bujumbura - Cost of groceries
pay 94.2% more for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
BAM9.79
|
$5.12
BIF15,194
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
BAM53.66
|
$30.00
BIF88,980
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,417.66
BAM49,605.59
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.71
BAM14.68
|
$34.83
BIF103,292
|
|
Sarajevo vs. Bujumbura - Cost of transportation
pay 18.6% more for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.76
BAM53.55
|
$68.81
BIF204,095
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.77
BAM782.04
|
$483.63
BIF1,434,435
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.65
BAM540.69
|
$111.14
BIF329,631
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.51
BAM262.23
|
?? | |
Sarajevo vs. Bujumbura - Cost of housing
pay 75.9% more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.40
BAM408.74
|
$105.93
BIF314,185
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,437.06
BAM5,795.76
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,418,460
|
|
Sarajevo vs. Bujumbura - Cost of childcare
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
BAM5.06
|
$2.37
BIF7,038
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BAM3.64
|
$3.43
BIF10,175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
BAM6.58
|
$2.43
BIF7,193
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.31
BAM62.91
|
$27.12
BIF80,431
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.20
BAM12.15
|
$1.69
BIF5,027
|
|
Sarajevo vs. Bujumbura - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.06
BAM156.92
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
BAM70.36
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.87
BAM171.78
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.06
BAM177.16
|
?? |
Sarajevo vs. Bujumbura - Cost of clothing
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