Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 64.4% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 74.6% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Bujumbura
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.09
|
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Bujumbura
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.72
|
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.53
|
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.02
|
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.26
BIF777
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.09
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.38
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.67
|
?? |
pay 84.0% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£770.82
|
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
?? | |
pay 66.9% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
|
pay 70.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.04
|
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.02
|
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.97
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.76
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.84
|
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