Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 58.4% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 77.7% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.98
|
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€3.01
|
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
|
pay 30.2% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.96
|
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.94
|
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.95
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.63
|
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$0.26
BIF777
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€68.44
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,882.48
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€17.06
|
?? |
pay 82.8% less for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.55
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
|
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€834.75
|
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€95.25
|
?? | |
pay 34.0% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€324.10
|
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€10,075.06
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.79
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.47
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€95.88
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.45
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€106.65
|
?? |
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