Cost of living comparison

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Bujumbura is 30.2% cheaper than Dakar.

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Dakar, you would:

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pay 52.7% less for restaurants

 
Dakar
Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.54
F CFA4,115
$1.84
BIF5,429
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.99
F CFA5,658
$3.69
BIF10,905
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
F CFA583
$0.49
BIF1,454

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pay 18.9% less for groceries

 
Dakar
Bujumbura
Bread
1 loaf
$0.55
F CFA347
$0.73
BIF2,148
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.75
F CFA4,247
$6.06
BIF17,904
Milk (1 gallon) $10.56
F CFA6,648
$2.75
BIF8,129

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Dakar
Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.12
F CFA3,855
??
Monthly public transit pass $24.51
F CFA15,431
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
??

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pay 73.3% less for housing

 
Dakar
Bujumbura
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.58
F CFA30,588
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $932.62
F CFA587,211
$289.31
BIF854,361
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $326.78
F CFA205,752
$73.09
BIF215,849

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pay 0.9% less for childcare

 
Dakar
Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $249.17
F CFA156,886
$105.93
BIF312,821
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dakar
Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.45
F CFA1,543
$1.23
BIF3,635
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.23
F CFA2,664
$2.95
BIF8,724
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.47
F CFA926
$2.43
BIF7,162

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dakar
Bujumbura
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.82
F CFA37,035
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.58
F CFA23,662
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.23
F CFA55,554
??

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