Cost of living comparison

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Bujumbura vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 20.1% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 38.7% less in Bujumbura
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Bujumbura
Transportation: pay 18.9% less in Bujumbura
Housing: pay 10.5% less in Bujumbura
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% less in Bujumbura

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Bujumbura. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bujumbura.

Bujumbura vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 38.7% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$2.71 BIF8,032	-63.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$3.85 BIF11,408	-53.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.70 BIF5,042	-8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$1.11 BIF3,282	-29.6%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	St. George's	Bujumbura
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$1.36 BIF4,045	-19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$5.15 BIF15,275	+2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$3.10 BIF9,185	-78.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$3.40 BIF10,076	-16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$4.47 BIF13,270	+71.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$2.66 BIF7,893	+121.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.22 BIF653	-73.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.78 BIF2,324	-0.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.60 BIF1,793	-55.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.22 BIF653	-68.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.26 BIF783	-62.6%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 18.9% less for transportation

	St. George's	Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$5.12 BIF15,194
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$30.00 BIF88,980	-18.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$34.83 BIF103,292
Average			-18.9%

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pay 10.5% less for housing

	St. George's	Bujumbura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$68.81 BIF204,095	+46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$111.14 BIF329,631	-61.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	??
Average			-10.5%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$105.93 BIF314,185	+90.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	+354.4%
Average			+222.6%

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pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.37 BIF7,038	+16.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$3.43 BIF10,175	-22.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.43 BIF7,193	+31.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$27.12 BIF80,431	-26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$1.69 BIF5,027	-84.7%
Average			-17.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	St. George's	Bujumbura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	??

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