Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 32.3% more expensive than Lilongwe.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.1% more in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 6.9% less in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 8.1% more in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.7% more in Bujumbura
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Bujumbura are more expensive than in Lilongwe. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,998.85
|
$1.84
BIF5,390
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$3.69
BIF10,827
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,586.53
|
$0.49
BIF1,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK589.44
|
$0.66
BIF1,929
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,450.41
|
$0.73
BIF2,133
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,662.33
|
$6.06
BIF17,776
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,077.98
|
$2.75
BIF8,071
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,297.32
|
$2.05
BIF6,008
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,245.45
|
$3.19
BIF9,353
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,846.90
|
$2.64
BIF7,740
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,027.23
|
$0.22
BIF645
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
BIF1,935
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.52
|
$0.44
BIF1,290
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,450.54
|
$0.22
BIF645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.39
|
$0.26
BIF774
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,144.23
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,493.97
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 8.1% more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,141.46
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$289.31
BIF848,248
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,233.94
|
$73.09
BIF214,305
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,816.54
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK606,877.41
|
$105.93
BIF310,583
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,073,857.15
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,058,302
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,872.97
|
$1.23
BIF3,609
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,564.27
|
$2.95
BIF8,662
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,750.95
|
$2.43
BIF7,110
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,384.82
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,850.01
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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