Cost of living comparison

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Bujumbura is 1.8% more expensive than Gaborone.

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

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pay 30.0% less for restaurants

 
Gaborone
Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.50
BWP102.78
$1.84
BIF5,445
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
BWP82.22
$3.69
BIF10,938
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
BWP11.42
$0.49
BIF1,458

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pay 5.3% more for groceries

 
Gaborone
Bujumbura
Bread
1 loaf
$0.81
BWP11.14
$0.73
BIF2,155
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
BWP46.18
$6.06
BIF17,958
Milk (1 gallon) $5.06
BWP69.39
$2.75
BIF8,154

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Gaborone
Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.27
BWP58.59
??
Monthly public transit pass $28.18
BWP386.44
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
??

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pay 18.9% less for housing

 
Gaborone
Bujumbura
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $254.84
BWP3,494.43
$289.31
BIF856,959
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $149.91
BWP2,055.55
$73.09
BIF216,505

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pay 71.0% more for childcare

 
Gaborone
Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $180.24
BWP2,471.47
$105.93
BIF313,773
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Gaborone
Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
BWP30.83
$1.23
BIF3,646
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
BWP32.49
$2.95
BIF8,751
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.75
BWP51.39
$2.43
BIF7,183

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Gaborone
Bujumbura
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.14
BWP605.24
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.17
BWP303.93
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
??

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