Cost of living comparison
Praia is 2.2 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Praia instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
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