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
₱289.08
|
$1.84
BIF5,475
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱240.90
|
$3.69
BIF10,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱49.34
|
$0.49
BIF1,466
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱27.77
|
$0.66
BIF1,959
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Manila
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱76.40
|
$0.73
BIF2,167
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱299.72
|
$6.06
BIF18,056
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱383.90
|
$2.75
BIF8,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱117.46
|
$2.05
BIF6,103
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱136.72
|
$3.19
BIF9,500
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱86.00
|
$2.64
BIF7,862
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱45.43
|
$0.22
BIF655
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱86.02
|
$0.66
BIF1,966
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱55.20
|
$0.44
BIF1,310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱67.87
|
$0.22
BIF655
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱83.92
|
$0.26
BIF786
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Manila
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱234.04
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱561.10
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,445,396.42
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱150.80
|
?? |
pay 53.5% less for housing
Manila
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,627.91
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱26,498.89
|
$289.31
BIF861,622
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,249.47
|
$73.09
BIF217,684
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,009.23
|
?? | |
pay 51.5% less for childcare
Manila
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱27,269.81
|
$105.93
BIF315,480
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱798,409.45
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,547,997
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱77.09
|
$1.23
BIF3,666
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱152.42
|
$2.95
BIF8,798
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱173.45
|
$2.43
BIF7,222
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,295.11
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱433.62
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Manila
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,882.65
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,503.12
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,183.54
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,441.28
|
?? |
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