Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 46.5% cheaper than Athens.
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
€15.41
|
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.98
|
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.32
|
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€6.03
|
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.26
BIF777
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.32
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.77
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€29,131.82
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.33
|
?? |
pay 70.7% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€31.21
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€608.52
|
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€534.34
|
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€147.08
|
?? | |
pay 39.1% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€444.10
|
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,280.24
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.55
|
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€47.33
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.25
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Athens
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€82.56
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.74
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€89.89
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€110.63
|
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