Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 24.0% cheaper than Ankara.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.8% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 38.8% more in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 66.5% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 38.5% less in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.9% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 39.8% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY347.58
|
$1.84
BIF5,475
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY289.65
|
$3.69
BIF10,998
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY50.63
|
$0.49
BIF1,466
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY20.09
|
$0.66
BIF1,959
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY33.24
|
$0.73
BIF2,167
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY183.61
|
$6.06
BIF18,056
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY155.45
|
$2.75
BIF8,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY66.98
|
$2.05
BIF6,103
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY107.55
|
$3.19
BIF9,500
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY19.38
|
$2.64
BIF7,862
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY35.11
|
$0.22
BIF655
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY18.09
|
$0.66
BIF1,966
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY21.58
|
$0.44
BIF1,310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY9.86
|
$0.22
BIF655
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY9.15
|
$0.26
BIF786
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY191.82
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY347.58
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,786,579.81
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY215.26
|
?? |
pay 66.5% less for housing
|
Ankara
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY458.23
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY23,605.86
|
$289.31
BIF861,622
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY15,910.04
|
$73.09
BIF217,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY2,114.38
|
?? | |
pay 38.5% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY20,003.05
|
$105.93
BIF315,480
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY413,868.43
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,547,997
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY139.03
|
$1.23
BIF3,666
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY113.25
|
$2.95
BIF8,798
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY81.10
|
$2.43
BIF7,222
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,629.68
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY231.72
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY2,257.30
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,815.39
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY4,150.56
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,715.83
|
?? |
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