Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 4.3 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
|
pay 21.0% more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
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