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
BIF5,413
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
|
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
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