Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 2.2 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
pay 88.2% more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Roseau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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