Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 4.5 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$2.79
€2.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$1.80
€1.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$6.92
€6.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$4.41
€4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$3.78
€3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$1.13
€1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.01
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.82
€0.79
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.79
€6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.87
€41.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,759.38
€34,285.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.90
€14.28
|
pay 9.9 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.85
€30.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$1,468.90
€1,408.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$1,074.71
€1,030.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$130.03
€124.67
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$567.57
€544.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$10,069.47
€9,654.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$3.75
€3.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$2.59
€2.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.11
€41.34
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.72
€10.28
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$90.50
€86.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.21
€35.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.88
€93.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$121.40
€116.39
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