Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 25.0% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.0% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,745
|
$1.92
BIF5,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
$3.24
BIF9,304
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$0.67
BIF1,930
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,439
|
$4.01
BIF11,487
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,373
|
$3.00
BIF8,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$2.65
BIF7,609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,153
|
$3.23
BIF9,275
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,423
|
$2.47
BIF7,086
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,190
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,697
|
$0.58
BIF1,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,527
|
$0.51
BIF1,459
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,052
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
|
pay 16.8% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,671
|
$4.37
BIF12,523
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,681
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,596,143
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,416
|
$8.65
BIF24,812
|
|
pay 33.4% less for housing
Vietnam
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
$14.42
BIF41,353
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
$216.29
BIF620,295
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
$81.71
BIF234,334
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
$11.03
BIF31,623
|
|
pay 65.3% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
$480.65
BIF1,378,434
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,460,842
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$0.58
BIF1,654
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,187
|
$2.16
BIF6,203
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
$2.40
BIF6,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,702
|
$19.23
BIF55,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,816
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
$24.03
BIF68,922
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
$72.10
BIF206,765
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
$48.07
BIF137,843
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
$86.52
BIF248,118
|
|
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