Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 67.7% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 82.7% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK154.18
|
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK102.79
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK27.03
|
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK21.30
|
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK27.05
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK46.28
|
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK53.09
|
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK33.99
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK36.46
|
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK10.08
|
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK10.12
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK10.81
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK15.13
|
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.65
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.47
|
$0.26
BIF777
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK55.65
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK717.33
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK359,754.05
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK174.74
|
?? |
pay 88.6% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK263.47
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK12,098.19
|
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK9,046.65
|
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK1,086.90
|
?? | |
pay 48.8% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK4,149.66
|
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK90,109.82
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
|
pay 70.4% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK44.27
|
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK64.76
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK310.42
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK133.62
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK827.02
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK348.89
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK868.03
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,250.72
|
?? |
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