Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 21.6% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 36.7% more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
pay 50.4% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
?? |
pay 53.5% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
?? | |
pay 86.7% more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
?? |
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