Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 2.6 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 61.2% more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
AFN180
|
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
AFN499
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN11
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
AFN134
|
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
AFN208
|
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
AFN101
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
AFN105
|
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN25
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN15
|
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
AFN270
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.93
AFN610
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,079.28
AFN483,275
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
AFN619
|
?? |
pay 80.2% more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.18
AFN8,887
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.61
AFN7,073
|
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$89.85
AFN6,134
|
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.84
AFN4,836
|
?? | |
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.40
AFN1,598
|
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
AFN200
|
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
AFN87
|
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
AFN180
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.78
AFN599
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.19
AFN150
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.97
AFN749
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.03
AFN1,094
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$23.77
AFN1,623
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.38
AFN1,528
|
?? |
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