Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 46.5% cheaper than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.5% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 22.0% less in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 70.7% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 39.1% less in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.2% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Athens, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.78
|
$1.84
BIF5,435
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.87
|
$3.69
BIF10,918
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.89
|
$0.49
BIF1,456
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.66
BIF1,945
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.73
BIF2,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.06
|
$6.06
BIF17,924
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.79
|
$2.75
BIF8,138
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.14
|
$2.05
BIF6,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.50
|
$3.19
BIF9,431
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$2.64
BIF7,805
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.66
BIF1,951
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.44
BIF1,301
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.48
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.02
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€27.60
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€27,941.06
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.83
|
?? |
pay 70.7% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€29.93
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€583.65
|
$289.31
BIF855,329
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€512.50
|
$73.09
BIF216,094
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€141.07
|
?? | |
pay 39.1% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€425.95
|
$105.93
BIF313,176
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,860.04
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,317,594
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.93
|
$1.23
BIF3,639
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.41
|
$2.95
BIF8,734
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.48
|
$2.43
BIF7,170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€45.39
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.87
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Athens
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€79.19
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€35.24
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€86.21
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€106.11
|
?? |
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