Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.7 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
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