Cost of living comparison
Lima is 94.2% more expensive than Bujumbura.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.8% more in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 51.1% more in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 3.5 times more in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 37.8% more in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 59.8% more in Lima
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare in Lima are more expensive than in Bujumbura. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 73.8% more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,434
|
$5.23
PEN19.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,916
|
$6.10
PEN22.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,455
|
$0.83
PEN3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,945
|
$0.51
PEN1.86
|
|
pay 51.1% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,151
|
$2.42
PEN8.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,922
|
$4.22
PEN15.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,137
|
$4.95
PEN18.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,057
|
$2.70
PEN9.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,430
|
$2.25
PEN8.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,804
|
$0.87
PEN3.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.50
PEN1.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,951
|
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,301
|
$0.52
PEN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.53
PEN1.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$0.48
PEN1.74
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.39
PEN19.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.85
PEN87.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,163.52
PEN84,771.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.14
PEN73.71
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.56
PEN97.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF855,219
|
$575.58
PEN2,106.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,066
|
$363.71
PEN1,331.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$44.01
PEN161.05
|
|
pay 37.8% more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,135
|
$213.68
PEN782.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,313,539
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,612.76
|
|
pay 59.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,639
|
$2.12
PEN7.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,733
|
$2.62
PEN9.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,169
|
$5.30
PEN19.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.52
PEN111.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.95
PEN29.10
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.79
PEN156.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.98
PEN128.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.21
PEN311.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.35
PEN345.29
|
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