Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Port Stanley instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Port Stanley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Port Stanley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Port Stanley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? | ?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Port Stanley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Port Stanley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Port Stanley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? | ?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Port Stanley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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