Cost of living comparison

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Hamilton vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

Hamilton is 10.5 times more expensive than Bujumbura.

Restaurants: pay 10.6 times more in Hamilton
Groceries: pay 7.8 times more in Hamilton
Housing: pay 21.0 times more in Hamilton
Childcare: pay 7.4 times more in Hamilton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.8 times more in Hamilton

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Hamilton are more expensive than in Bujumbura. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Hamilton.

Hamilton vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hamilton instead of Bujumbura, you would:

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pay 10.6 times more for restaurants

	Bujumbura	Hamilton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.84 BIF5,428	$50.00 BMD50.00	+2619.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.69 BIF10,904	$15.00 BMD15.00	+306.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BIF1,454	$3.30 BMD3.30	+570.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 BIF1,942	$3.00 BMD3.00	+356.0%
Average			+963.1%

Bujumbura vs. Hamilton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.8 times more for groceries

	Bujumbura	Hamilton
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 BIF2,148	$8.28 BMD8.28	+1038.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.06 BIF17,902	$7.59 BMD7.59	+25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.75 BIF8,128	$17.06 BMD17.06	+519.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 BIF6,050	$7.24 BMD7.24	+253.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 BIF9,419	$11.11 BMD11.11	+248.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.64 BIF7,795	$4.68 BMD4.68	+77.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF650	$2.88 BMD2.88	+1209.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 BIF1,949	$4.61 BMD4.61	+598.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 BIF1,299	$4.32 BMD4.32	+881.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF650	$4.04 BMD4.04	+1736.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BIF780	$2.60 BMD2.60	+884.0%
Average			+679.3%

Bujumbura vs. Hamilton - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Bujumbura	Hamilton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$8.77 BMD8.77
Monthly public transit pass	??	$69.00 BMD69.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,000.00 BMD35,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$36.61 BMD36.61

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pay 21.0 times more for housing

	Bujumbura	Hamilton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$141.25 BMD141.25
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.31 BIF854,250	$3,336.36 BMD3,336.36	+1053.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.09 BIF215,821	$2,225.00 BMD2,225.00	+2944.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$168.39 BMD168.39
Average			+1998.7%

Bujumbura vs. Hamilton - Cost of housing

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pay 7.4 times more for childcare

	Bujumbura	Hamilton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.93 BIF312,781	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	+1146.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,592.87 BIF31,278,078	$24,571.43 BMD24,571.43	+132.0%
Average			+639.0%

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pay 5.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bujumbura	Hamilton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 BIF3,635	$10.00 BMD10.00	+712.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 BIF8,723	$5.75 BMD5.75	+94.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 BIF7,161	$17.62 BMD17.62	+626.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$181.25 BMD181.25
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$13.00 BMD13.00
Average			+477.9%

Bujumbura vs. Hamilton - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bujumbura	Hamilton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$75.00 BMD75.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$70.00 BMD70.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$134.00 BMD134.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$122.60 BMD122.60

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