Cost of living comparison
Managua is 52.1% more expensive than Bujumbura.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.5% more in Managua
- Groceries
-
pay 2.0 times more in Managua
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Managua
- Childcare
-
pay 18.1% less in Managua
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.6% less in Managua
The cost of housing, groceries, and restaurants in Managua are more expensive than in Bujumbura. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Managua. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Managua.
If you lived in Managua instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 61.5% more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,390
|
$4.08
NIO150.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,827
|
$7.00
NIO257.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,444
|
$0.65
NIO24.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,929
|
$0.67
NIO24.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,133
|
$1.67
NIO61.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,776
|
$2.35
NIO86.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,071
|
$4.20
NIO154.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,008
|
$1.94
NIO71.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,353
|
$2.29
NIO84.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,740
|
$2.50
NIO91.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF645
|
$0.64
NIO23.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,935
|
$1.44
NIO52.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,290
|
$0.59
NIO21.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF645
|
$1.38
NIO50.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF774
|
$0.79
NIO29.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.07
NIO186.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,000.00
NIO809,573.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.10
NIO1,622.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF848,248
|
$250.00
NIO9,199.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF214,305
|
$250.00
NIO9,199.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$75.78
NIO2,788.49
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF310,583
|
$125.56
NIO4,620.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,058,302
|
$4,800.00
NIO176,634.21
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,609
|
$1.36
NIO50.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,662
|
$2.21
NIO81.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,110
|
$2.66
NIO97.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.27
NIO1,371.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.30
NIO268.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$74.93
NIO2,757.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$56.67
NIO2,085.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$109.40
NIO4,025.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$150.00
NIO5,519.82
|
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