Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 3.6% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM11.95
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.01
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.71
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.78
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.49
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.85
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.80
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.58
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.44
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.16
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM52.80
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM44,826.24
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.44
|
?? |
pay 42.3% less for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.64
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM615.79
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM444.11
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM243.64
|
?? | |
pay 95.0% more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM361.60
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,511.97
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM3.98
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.13
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.08
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.17
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM151.91
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.73
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM152.59
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM170.90
|
?? |
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