Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 1.9% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.08
HNL149.76
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
HNL180.29
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL18.91
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
HNL16.88
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
HNL52.68
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
HNL54.03
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
HNL133.03
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
HNL57.90
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
HNL34.87
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
HNL33.92
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HNL18.79
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
HNL22.56
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.57
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.54
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
HNL14.92
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
HNL104.64
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
HNL680.78
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,133.97
HNL495,906.77
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.65
HNL680.99
|
?? |
pay 17.1% less for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.94
HNL1,106.94
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.19
HNL5,324.87
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.21
HNL5,891.84
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.17
HNL1,334.19
|
?? | |
pay 53.6% more for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$299.08
HNL7,366.40
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,792.63
HNL93,413.69
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
HNL40.15
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
HNL50.70
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
HNL54.91
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.68
HNL1,272.98
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
HNL149.76
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.83
HNL931.85
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
HNL931.85
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.15
HNL2,762.28
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.10
HNL2,662.43
|
?? |
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