Cost of living comparison

compared to

Bujumbura is 43.5% cheaper than Bucharest.

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Bucharest, you would:

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pay 70.2% less for restaurants

 
Bucharest
Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.85
RON55.01
$1.84
BIF5,331
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.54
RON35.01
$3.69
BIF10,709
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
RON9.27
$0.49
BIF1,428

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

 
Bucharest
Bujumbura
Bread
1 loaf
$1.17
RON5.45
$0.73
BIF2,110
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.52
RON21.00
$6.06
BIF17,582
Milk (1 gallon) $6.34
RON29.43
$2.75
BIF7,983

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Bucharest
Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.09
RON28.28
??
Monthly public transit pass $17.24
RON80.01
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,003.12
RON120,698.67
??

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pay 66.8% less for housing

 
Bucharest
Bujumbura
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.35
RON43.42
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $601.94
RON2,794.01
$289.31
BIF838,990
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $397.23
RON1,843.82
$73.09
BIF211,966

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pay 40.2% less for childcare

 
Bucharest
Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $527.95
RON2,450.59
$105.93
BIF307,193
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,631.65
RON49,348.93
$10,592.87
BIF30,719,330

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pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bucharest
Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.23
RON15.00
$1.23
BIF3,570
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.17
RON14.70
$2.95
BIF8,567
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.98
RON27.75
$2.43
BIF7,033

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Bucharest
Bujumbura
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.42
RON363.98
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.68
RON184.17
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.94
RON398.92
??

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