Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 20.9% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.1% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 30.3% less in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 69.0% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 23.0% less in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.9% more in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB809.40
|
$1.84
BIF5,408
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB841.14
|
$3.69
BIF10,864
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB105.90
|
$0.49
BIF1,449
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB67.74
|
$0.66
BIF1,935
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB162.09
|
$0.73
BIF2,140
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB654.73
|
$6.06
BIF17,836
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB820.01
|
$2.75
BIF8,098
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB357.37
|
$2.05
BIF6,028
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB761.67
|
$3.19
BIF9,385
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB445.35
|
$2.64
BIF7,767
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB68.31
|
$0.22
BIF647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB145.46
|
$0.66
BIF1,942
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB52.14
|
$0.44
BIF1,294
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB41.99
|
$0.22
BIF647
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB107.13
|
$0.26
BIF777
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB658.28
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,349.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,372,500.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB494.41
|
?? |
pay 69.0% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB23,090.38
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB87,023.99
|
$289.31
BIF851,141
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB57,027.93
|
$73.09
BIF215,036
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,840.68
|
?? | |
pay 23.0% less for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,990.74
|
$105.93
BIF311,642
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,924,358.33
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,164,231
|
|
pay 46.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB134.90
|
$1.23
BIF3,621
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB155.10
|
$2.95
BIF8,691
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB539.60
|
$2.43
BIF7,135
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,221.27
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB903.83
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,520.17
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB10,139.98
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,682.89
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB16,096.50
|
?? |
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