Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 4.1 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$2.77
€2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$2.35
€2.23
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$2.91
€2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$8.18
€7.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$5.99
€5.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$4.47
€4.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$6.34
€6.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.01
€0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$1.41
€1.34
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.58
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.80
€39.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,753.31
€26,320.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.01
€17.08
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$36.56
€34.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$1,107.49
€1,050.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$808.26
€766.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$244.03
€231.43
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$273.73
€259.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$15,621.84
€14,815.16
|
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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$4.21
€4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$6.75
€6.40
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.46
€43.12
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.86
€12.20
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$104.52
€99.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.69
€41.44
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.42
€90.49
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$123.09
€116.73
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