Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.6 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
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