Cost of living comparison
George Town is 9.2 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in George Town instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 7.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
pay 19.7 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$163.52
KYD136.10
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