Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 4.6% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.52
|
$1.92
BIF5,498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
$3.24
BIF9,277
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.54
|
$0.43
BIF1,237
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.01
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB293.77
|
$4.01
BIF11,454
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB237.36
|
$3.00
BIF8,585
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
$2.65
BIF7,587
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.36
|
$3.23
BIF9,248
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.28
|
$2.47
BIF7,066
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.53
|
$0.31
BIF873
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.11
|
$0.58
BIF1,662
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.68
|
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.70
|
$0.27
BIF769
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.89
|
$0.52
BIF1,475
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.94
|
$4.37
BIF12,487
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,484,239
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB355.89
|
$8.65
BIF24,740
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Thailand
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
$216.29
BIF618,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
$81.71
BIF233,654
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
$11.03
BIF31,531
|
|
pay 32.5% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
$480.65
BIF1,374,437
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,360,928
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.78
|
$0.58
BIF1,649
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.47
|
$2.16
BIF6,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
$2.40
BIF6,872
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
$19.23
BIF54,977
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB207.03
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
|
pay 29.3% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
$72.10
BIF206,166
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
$48.07
BIF137,444
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
$86.52
BIF247,399
|
|
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