Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 3.0% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 48.6% more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
pay 37.8% more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 69.6% less for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
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