Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 85.5% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 32.8% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$1.92
BIF5,516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$3.24
BIF9,308
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$4.01
BIF11,492
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$3.00
BIF8,613
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$2.65
BIF7,612
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$3.23
BIF9,278
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$2.47
BIF7,089
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.31
BIF876
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$0.58
BIF1,668
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$0.51
BIF1,460
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$4.37
BIF12,528
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,611,872
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$8.65
BIF24,822
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
Turkey
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$216.29
BIF620,548
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$81.71
BIF234,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$11.03
BIF31,636
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,995
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,474,886
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$0.58
BIF1,655
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$2.16
BIF6,205
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$2.40
BIF6,895
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$19.23
BIF55,160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
|
pay 59.7% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$72.10
BIF206,849
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$48.07
BIF137,900
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$86.52
BIF248,219
|
|
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