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
BIF5,413
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
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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
BIF851,910
|
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$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
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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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