Cost of living comparison
Majuro is 4.1 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Majuro instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$14.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$8.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$4.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$4.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$1.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$3.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$3.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$5.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$2.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$2.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.50
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$833.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$191.13
|
|
pay 12.3% less for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$3,570.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Majuro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$35.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$54.00
|
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