Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 63.1% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 76.1% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.92
|
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Bujumbura
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.26
BIF766
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.51
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.27
|
?? |
pay 91.5% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
?? | |
pay 47.5% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
|
pay 65.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.40
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.65
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.24
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.38
|
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