Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 2.5 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
|
pay 30.6% more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
|
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.85
TTD734.54
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