Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 64.0% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Bujumbura
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.18
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.11
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.13
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.59
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.53
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.18
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.60
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.75
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.91
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.46
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.33
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.81
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.55
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Wellington
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.97
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$192.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,849.85
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.95
|
?? |
pay 87.7% less for housing
Wellington
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$95.31
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,519.18
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,279.10
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$223.71
|
?? | |
pay 53.2% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,290.80
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,426.89
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.09
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.63
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.59
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$63.65
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.15
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Wellington
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$133.01
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$88.19
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$207.21
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$214.43
|
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