Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 35.8% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$1.92
BIF5,476
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$3.24
BIF9,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.73
|
$0.43
BIF1,232
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.15
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.07
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.51
|
$4.01
BIF11,409
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.20
|
$3.00
BIF8,551
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.79
|
$2.65
BIF7,557
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.83
|
$3.23
BIF9,212
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$2.47
BIF7,038
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.31
BIF869
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.58
BIF1,656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.49
|
$0.51
BIF1,449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.27
BIF766
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.52
BIF1,470
|
|
pay 54.7% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.88
|
$4.37
BIF12,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€45.56
|
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,325.99
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,334,248
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.09
|
$8.65
BIF24,643
|
|
pay 78.8% less for housing
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€845.54
|
$216.29
BIF616,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€658.67
|
$81.71
BIF232,744
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€177.51
|
$11.03
BIF31,408
|
|
pay 33.8% more for childcare
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€253.59
|
$480.65
BIF1,369,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€11,913.78
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,227,007
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.46
|
$0.58
BIF1,643
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.68
|
$2.16
BIF6,161
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$2.40
BIF6,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.17
|
$19.23
BIF54,763
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.14
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€86.84
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.02
|
$72.10
BIF205,362
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€83.21
|
$48.07
BIF136,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€107.16
|
$86.52
BIF246,434
|
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