Cost of living comparison
Prague is 3.6 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Prague instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
$9.61
CZK224.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
$8.74
CZK204.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
$1.67
CZK39.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
$1.51
CZK35.23
|
|
pay 85.2% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$1.55
CZK36.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
$6.25
CZK146.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
$3.95
CZK92.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
$2.61
CZK61.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
$4.08
CZK95.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
$0.77
CZK17.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.74
CZK17.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
$0.95
CZK22.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$1.43
CZK33.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.58
CZK13.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
$0.60
CZK13.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.44
CZK150.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.03
CZK561.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,867.69
CZK628,394.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.49
CZK292.23
|
pay 7.2 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$21.58
CZK504.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
$1,071.02
CZK25,049.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
$788.65
CZK18,445.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$233.34
CZK5,457.52
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
$723.05
CZK16,911.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
$11,769.87
CZK275,279.62
|
|
pay 92.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
$2.60
CZK60.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
$3.13
CZK73.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
$6.55
CZK153.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$61.39
CZK1,435.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.92
CZK255.45
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.11
CZK1,943.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.28
CZK918.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$98.13
CZK2,295.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.55
CZK2,702.44
|
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