Cost of living comparison
George Town is 10.0 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in George Town instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
pay 22.4 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$146.14
KYD121.30
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