Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 30.4% cheaper than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.0% more in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 20.8% less in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 62.6% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 51.5% less in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.1% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 8.0% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB94.51
|
$1.84
BIF5,406
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB189.02
|
$3.69
BIF10,860
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB19.98
|
$0.49
BIF1,448
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.47
|
$0.66
BIF1,935
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB49.39
|
$0.73
BIF2,140
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB380.89
|
$6.06
BIF17,830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB237.45
|
$2.75
BIF8,095
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB73.72
|
$2.05
BIF6,026
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB42.65
|
$3.19
BIF9,382
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB47.74
|
$2.64
BIF7,764
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.57
|
$0.22
BIF647
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB33.59
|
$0.66
BIF1,941
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.11
|
$0.44
BIF1,294
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.12
|
$0.22
BIF647
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.19
|
$0.26
BIF776
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB144.87
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,275.87
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,795,671.96
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB335.51
|
?? |
pay 62.6% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB498.36
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,535.97
|
$289.31
BIF850,851
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,794.57
|
$73.09
BIF214,962
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,184.55
|
?? | |
pay 51.5% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,525.76
|
$105.93
BIF311,536
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB427,993.32
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,153,638
|
|
pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB75.61
|
$1.23
BIF3,620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB83.83
|
$2.95
BIF8,688
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB136.33
|
$2.43
BIF7,132
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,770.78
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB236.27
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,793.18
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,130.35
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,150.27
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB2,988.85
|
?? |
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