Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 6.0 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$2.57
NZ$4.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$2.15
NZ$3.68
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$1.96
NZ$3.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$4.15
NZ$7.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$6.98
NZ$11.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$6.84
NZ$11.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$5.06
NZ$8.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$1.40
NZ$2.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.09
NZ$1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$1.48
NZ$2.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$2.61
NZ$4.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.01
NZ$1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.84
NZ$1.43
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.42
NZ$10.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$127.57
NZ$217.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,339.84
NZ$58,575.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.22
NZ$31.07
|
pay 11.7 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$54.27
NZ$92.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,537.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,277.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$134.11
NZ$228.75
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$871.44
NZ$1,486.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,577.41
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$7.17
NZ$12.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$3.41
NZ$5.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$24.46
NZ$41.72
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$39.85
NZ$67.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.24
NZ$20.88
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$75.78
NZ$129.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$55.09
NZ$93.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$119.44
NZ$203.74
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$129.60
NZ$221.06
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