Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 4.5 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$18.76
€17.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$3.14
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$4.13
€3.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$5.15
€4.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$3.08
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$1.70
€1.62
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.50
€7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$71.38
€67.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,296.42
€32,525.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.79
€16.87
|
pay 7.9 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.48
€21.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$1,111.66
€1,054.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$870.64
€825.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$99.35
€94.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$338.03
€320.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$10,508.28
€9,965.65
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$4.76
€4.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$11.36
€10.77
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$47.76
€45.30
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.22
€17.28
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$100.00
€94.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.76
€30.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.57
€84.95
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$111.24
€105.50
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