Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 2.6 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 64.0% more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 32.5% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
?? |
pay 64.5% more for housing
Thimphu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
?? | |
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
?? |
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