Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 18.8% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
pay 3.5% more for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
?? |
pay 68.2% less for housing
|
Maputo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
?? | |
pay 14.9% more for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
|
pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
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