Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 31.1% cheaper than Beijing.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.6% more in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 1.6% less in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 77.1% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 69.9% less in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.6% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥30.22
|
$1.84
BIF5,434
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥40.29
|
$3.69
BIF10,916
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$0.49
BIF1,455
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
$0.66
BIF1,945
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.38
|
$0.73
BIF2,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.89
|
$6.06
BIF17,922
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.90
|
$2.75
BIF8,137
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.58
|
$2.05
BIF6,057
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥11.08
|
$3.19
BIF9,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.64
|
$2.64
BIF7,804
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.15
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.42
|
$0.66
BIF1,951
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.22
|
$0.44
BIF1,301
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.56
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥241.74
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥151,087.44
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥33.24
|
?? |
pay 77.1% less for housing
|
Beijing
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥96.16
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,731.11
|
$289.31
BIF855,219
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,564.64
|
$73.09
BIF216,066
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥304.32
|
?? | |
pay 69.9% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,526.70
|
$105.93
BIF313,135
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥165,860.43
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,313,539
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.06
|
$1.23
BIF3,639
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥26.08
|
$2.95
BIF8,733
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
$2.43
BIF7,169
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥473.82
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥60.43
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥453.54
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥251.09
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥604.09
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥779.15
|
?? |
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