Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 4.3 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$13.66
€13.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$9.65
€9.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
|
pay 97.1% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
$5.58
€5.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$2.97
€2.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$3.31
€3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.21
€6.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.87
€41.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,152.89
€30,862.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.86
€9.46
|
pay 9.9 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$39.90
€38.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$1,514.21
€1,453.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$1,070.61
€1,027.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$106.17
€101.91
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
$576.40
€553.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
$15,251.75
€14,639.81
|
|
pay 99.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$3.22
€3.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$2.61
€2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$6.00
€5.76
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.41
€40.71
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.57
€8.23
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$86.58
€83.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.63
€36.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.49
€79.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$108.41
€104.06
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