Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 42.4% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Bujumbura
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Bujumbura
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 54.7% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.04
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,314.22
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
|
pay 81.4% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.07
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.34
|
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.49
|
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.10
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.58
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,192.83
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.30
|
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.78
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.29
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.38
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.43
|
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
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