Cost of living comparison

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If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Cockburn Town, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Cockburn Town
Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $1.84
BIF5,331
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $3.69
BIF10,709
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.49
BIF1,428

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Cockburn Town
Bujumbura
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.73
BIF2,110
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.06
BIF17,582
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $2.75
BIF7,983

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Cockburn Town
Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? ??
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Cockburn Town
Bujumbura
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? ??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $289.31
BIF838,990
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $73.09
BIF211,966

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Cockburn Town
Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $105.93
BIF307,193
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,592.87
BIF30,719,330

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Cockburn Town
Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.23
BIF3,570
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.95
BIF8,567
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.43
BIF7,033

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Cockburn Town
Bujumbura
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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