Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 16.6% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
|
pay 76.8% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
|
pay 61.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
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