Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 65.4% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 64.3% more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 25.2% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 37.8% more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
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