Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 2.4 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 94.0% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay 46.9% more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
|
pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
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