Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 4.2 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
pay 9.3 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
|
pay 4.7% less for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
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