Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 5.9 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
$15.16
NZ$25.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
$9.09
NZ$15.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
$2.49
NZ$4.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
$2.16
NZ$3.63
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
$4.53
NZ$7.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
$7.33
NZ$12.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
$6.98
NZ$11.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
$5.27
NZ$8.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
$1.44
NZ$2.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
$0.93
NZ$1.57
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.60
NZ$11.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$115.94
NZ$194.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,007.11
NZ$50,326.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.83
NZ$28.22
|
pay 11.9 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$57.37
NZ$96.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,543.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,300.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$134.66
NZ$225.85
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
$777.00
NZ$1,303.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,631.73
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
$7.28
NZ$12.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
$3.39
NZ$5.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
$23.83
NZ$39.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.32
NZ$64.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.13
NZ$20.34
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.07
NZ$134.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$53.09
NZ$89.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$124.73
NZ$209.19
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$129.08
NZ$216.48
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