Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 2.1 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 99.4% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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