Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 2.7 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 86.1% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
|
pay 82.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
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