Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 29.9% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS62,592
|
$1.92
BIF5,476
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS43,814
|
$3.24
BIF9,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,573
|
$0.43
BIF1,232
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,292
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
|
pay 53.7% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,129
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,345
|
$4.01
BIF11,409
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,159
|
$3.00
BIF8,551
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,395
|
$2.65
BIF7,557
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,184
|
$3.23
BIF9,212
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,710
|
$2.47
BIF7,038
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,842
|
$0.31
BIF869
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS12,919
|
$0.58
BIF1,656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,242
|
$0.51
BIF1,449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,818
|
$0.27
BIF766
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,288
|
$0.52
BIF1,470
|
|
pay 63.2% more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,144
|
$4.37
BIF12,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS175,798
|
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS169,101,909
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,334,248
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,133
|
$8.65
BIF24,643
|
|
pay 56.7% less for housing
Tashkent
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS225,200
|
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,553,778
|
$216.29
BIF616,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,242,072
|
$81.71
BIF232,744
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS417,647
|
$11.03
BIF31,408
|
|
pay 99.0% more for childcare
Tashkent
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,785,965
|
$480.65
BIF1,369,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS82,665,131
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,227,007
|
|
pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,715
|
$0.58
BIF1,643
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,147
|
$2.16
BIF6,161
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,388
|
$2.40
BIF6,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS542,625
|
$19.23
BIF54,763
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,367
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS680,570
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS744,293
|
$72.10
BIF205,362
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,224,939
|
$48.07
BIF136,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,366,971
|
$86.52
BIF246,434
|
|
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