Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 3.2 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$6.51
¥1,005
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$5.21
¥804
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$1.12
¥172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.75
¥115
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$1.63
¥252
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$7.01
¥1,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$5.89
¥909
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$2.09
¥322
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$3.26
¥504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$2.38
¥367
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.06
¥164
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$2.65
¥409
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$2.42
¥373
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.29
¥199
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$1.26
¥195
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.42
¥682
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.86
¥4,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$582.98
¥89,974
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$134.03
¥20,686
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$533.29
¥82,306
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
|
pay 80.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$3.26
¥503
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$3.40
¥525
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$3.91
¥603
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$52.60
¥8,118
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.87
¥5,690
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$63.41
¥9,787
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.89
¥12,793
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