Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 79.1% cheaper than Monaco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 85.3% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 53.1% less in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 97.7% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 85.1% less in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 74.3% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 85.3% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€20.27
|
$1.84
BIF5,428
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€11.95
|
$3.69
BIF10,904
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.53
|
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.87
|
$0.66
BIF1,942
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€6.37
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.80
|
$6.06
BIF17,902
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.89
|
$2.75
BIF8,128
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.45
|
$2.05
BIF6,050
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.62
|
$3.19
BIF9,419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€2.00
|
$2.64
BIF7,795
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.18
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.18
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.74
|
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.92
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.41
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€8.29
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€22.87
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€44,878.10
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€19.75
|
?? |
pay 97.7% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€59.25
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,840.73
|
$289.31
BIF854,250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€6,236.32
|
$73.09
BIF215,821
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€227.94
|
?? | |
pay 85.1% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€2,026.80
|
$105.93
BIF312,781
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€41,445.53
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,278,078
|
|
pay 74.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.32
|
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€6.42
|
$2.95
BIF8,723
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.99
|
$2.43
BIF7,161
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€500.20
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.47
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€169.16
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€73.02
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€212.55
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€607.00
|
?? |
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