Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 3.2 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 44.8% more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Bridgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.00
BBD230.00
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