Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bujumbura vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary
Bujumbura is 15.6% cheaper than Tashkent.
Bujumbura vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
|
Tashkent
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.78
UZS81,886.14
|
$3.85
BIF11,548
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.09
UZS61,414.61
|
$3.81
BIF11,426
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
UZS8,944.47
|
$1.76
BIF5,269
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
UZS4,196.66
|
$1.35
BIF4,052
|
|
Tashkent vs. Bujumbura - Cost of restaurants
pay 53.9% more for groceries
|
Tashkent
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
UZS10,098.79
|
$2.01
BIF6,014
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
UZS49,753.14
|
$4.16
BIF12,480
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
UZS59,635.84
|
$3.80
BIF11,382
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
UZS22,290.60
|
$3.60
BIF10,797
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
UZS23,090.55
|
$5.07
BIF15,195
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
UZS8,415.20
|
$2.65
BIF7,939
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
UZS10,023.14
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
UZS12,500.04
|
$0.91
BIF2,728
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,316.70
|
$0.76
BIF2,264
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
UZS3,191.68
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,176.06
|
?? | |
Tashkent vs. Bujumbura - Cost of groceries
pay 96.4% more for transportation
|
Tashkent
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
UZS54,072.87
|
$5.04
BIF15,118
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.72
UZS154K
|
$30.09
BIF90,206
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,956.24
UZS205M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
UZS44,267.65
|
$31.70
BIF95,016
|
|
Tashkent vs. Bujumbura - Cost of transportation
pay 52.2% less for housing
|
Tashkent
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.64
UZS165K
|
$67.62
BIF203K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.03
UZS7M
|
$433.02
BIF1M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.19
UZS5M
|
$90.78
BIF272K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.76
UZS625K
|
?? | |
Tashkent vs. Bujumbura - Cost of housing
pay 43.6% less for childcare
|
Tashkent
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.64
UZS4M
|
$99.93
BIF300K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,430.29
UZS114M
|
$9,992.86
BIF30M
|
|
Tashkent vs. Bujumbura - Cost of childcare
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tashkent
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
UZS25,589.42
|
$2.17
BIF6,501
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
UZS31,806.35
|
$3.03
BIF9,075
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
UZS24,565.84
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.29
UZS776K
|
$26.65
BIF79,875
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
UZS71,650.37
|
$1.67
BIF4,992
|
|
Tashkent vs. Bujumbura - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Tashkent
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
UZS605K
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.44
UZS706K
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.30
UZS1M
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.19
UZS2M
|
?? |
Tashkent vs. Bujumbura - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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