Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.0 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
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Bujumbura
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 56.4% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$112.58
CN¥801.88
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