Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 41.8% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 57.1% less for restaurants
|
Luanda
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,354.55
|
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,495.87
|
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA949.90
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
|
Luanda
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,696.66
|
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,316.08
|
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,131.20
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,473.62
|
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,071.79
|
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA448.96
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,261.05
|
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA858.62
|
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA738.93
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA644.74
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Luanda
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,280.33
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,254.48
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,882.11
|
?? |
pay 57.8% less for housing
|
Luanda
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA450,322.91
|
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA258,041.27
|
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,030.93
|
?? | |
pay 56.9% less for childcare
|
Luanda
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA635,801.26
|
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luanda
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,413.29
|
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,273.11
|
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,157.91
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,091.55
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Luanda
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA232,317.60
|
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