Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 3.0 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Nicosia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$12.33
€11.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$7.50
€7.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$1.47
€1.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$6.54
€6.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$7.37
€6.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$3.68
€3.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$3.97
€3.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Nicosia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.64
€5.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.59
€50.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,348.13
€26,884.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.47
€13.72
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.63
€28.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$707.36
€670.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$588.46
€558.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$153.51
€145.58
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Nicosia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$423.35
€401.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$7,161.35
€6,791.55
|
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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Nicosia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$3.48
€3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$65.50
€62.11
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.72
€10.16
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.72
€77.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.90
€34.05
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.71
€75.60
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.82
€96.56
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