Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 2.2 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 89.3% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 49.7% more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
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