Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.9 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,331
|
$11.85
RON55.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,709
|
$7.54
RON35.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,428
|
$2.00
RON9.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,908
|
$2.20
RON10.23
|
|
pay 64.2% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$1.17
RON5.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,582
|
$4.52
RON21.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF7,983
|
$6.34
RON29.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF5,942
|
$3.28
RON15.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,251
|
$3.09
RON14.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,656
|
$0.59
RON2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.77
RON3.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,914
|
$0.75
RON3.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$0.88
RON4.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.51
RON2.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
$0.44
RON2.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.09
RON28.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.24
RON80.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,003.12
RON120,698.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.82
RON27.00
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$9.35
RON43.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF838,990
|
$601.94
RON2,794.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF211,966
|
$397.23
RON1,843.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$130.07
RON603.73
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF307,193
|
$527.95
RON2,450.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF30,719,330
|
$10,631.65
RON49,348.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,570
|
$3.23
RON15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,567
|
$3.17
RON14.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,033
|
$5.98
RON27.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.84
RON231.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.62
RON40.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.42
RON363.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.68
RON184.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.94
RON398.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.80
RON491.10
|
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