Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 28.7% cheaper than Yerevan.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
Yerevan
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.08
AMD3,907.43
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
AMD3,005.71
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AMD393.81
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD232.60
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 18.5% more for groceries
Yerevan
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
AMD297.53
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.11
AMD1,594.85
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
AMD2,257.96
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
AMD887.17
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
AMD1,269.07
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD203.06
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD315.31
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AMD300.33
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
AMD346.14
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD117.02
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.58
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Yerevan
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AMD1,988.07
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.34
AMD4,007.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.91
AMD12,022,855.10
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.29
AMD1,663.16
|
?? |
pay 79.2% less for housing
Yerevan
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.14
AMD8,582.51
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.29
AMD374,954.43
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$640.24
AMD248,178.73
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.86
AMD34,447.09
|
?? | |
pay 21.1% less for childcare
Yerevan
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.47
AMD119,575.13
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,316.23
AMD3,223,662.91
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
AMD801.52
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
AMD1,353.66
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
AMD1,001.90
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.09
AMD32,210.17
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.75
AMD3,005.71
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Yerevan
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.13
AMD36,101.45
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.89
AMD23,991.34
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.82
AMD51,486.24
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.67
AMD46,000.49
|
?? |
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