Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 32.9% cheaper than Manila.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.8% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 30.5% less in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 53.5% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 51.5% less in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.1% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Manila, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱293.21
|
$1.84
BIF5,434
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱244.34
|
$3.69
BIF10,916
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱50.04
|
$0.49
BIF1,455
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.17
|
$0.66
BIF1,945
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱77.49
|
$0.73
BIF2,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱304.00
|
$6.06
BIF17,922
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱389.38
|
$2.75
BIF8,137
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱119.14
|
$2.05
BIF6,057
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱138.67
|
$3.19
BIF9,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱87.23
|
$2.64
BIF7,804
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱46.08
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱87.25
|
$0.66
BIF1,951
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱55.99
|
$0.44
BIF1,301
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱68.84
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.12
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱237.38
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱569.11
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,466,035.76
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱152.96
|
?? |
pay 53.5% less for housing
|
Manila
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,651.16
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱26,877.27
|
$289.31
BIF855,219
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,438.66
|
$73.09
BIF216,066
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,095.04
|
?? | |
pay 51.5% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱27,659.21
|
$105.93
BIF313,135
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱809,810.23
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,313,539
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱78.19
|
$1.23
BIF3,639
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱154.60
|
$2.95
BIF8,733
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱175.92
|
$2.43
BIF7,169
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,327.89
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱439.81
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,909.53
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,524.58
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,243.28
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,490.42
|
?? |
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