Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 26.1% cheaper than Libreville.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.0% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 30.8% less in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 75.4% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 44.5% more in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA9,436
|
$1.84
BIF5,454
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,077
|
$3.69
BIF10,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA708
|
$0.49
BIF1,461
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA755
|
$0.66
BIF1,952
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA818
|
$0.73
BIF2,158
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA1,966
|
$6.06
BIF17,986
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA5,648
|
$2.75
BIF8,166
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA1,958
|
$2.05
BIF6,079
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,798
|
$3.19
BIF9,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA828
|
$2.64
BIF7,832
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA671
|
$0.22
BIF653
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA828
|
$0.66
BIF1,958
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA542
|
$0.44
BIF1,305
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA599
|
$0.22
BIF653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA642
|
$0.26
BIF783
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,246
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA25,950
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA16,041,529
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA3,940
|
?? |
pay 75.4% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA39,317
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA487,537
|
$289.31
BIF858,282
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA283,086
|
$73.09
BIF216,840
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA48,106
|
?? | |
pay 44.5% more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA68,412
|
$105.93
BIF314,257
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,066,763
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,425,696
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA566
|
$1.23
BIF3,652
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,453
|
$2.95
BIF8,764
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,415
|
$2.43
BIF7,194
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA33,027
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,601
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA37,745
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA42,463
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA25,950
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA41,519
|
?? |
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