Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 27.1% cheaper than Moscow.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.5% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 27.0% more in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 78.7% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 37.8% less in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.6% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB717.07
|
$1.84
BIF5,406
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB398.37
|
$3.69
BIF10,860
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB83.68
|
$0.49
BIF1,448
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB37.87
|
$0.66
BIF1,935
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB48.29
|
$0.73
BIF2,140
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB343.89
|
$6.06
BIF17,830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB278.40
|
$2.75
BIF8,095
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB118.60
|
$2.05
BIF6,026
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB154.97
|
$3.19
BIF9,382
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB52.86
|
$2.64
BIF7,764
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB52.09
|
$0.22
BIF647
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB55.85
|
$0.66
BIF1,941
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB87.69
|
$0.44
BIF1,294
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB19.45
|
$0.22
BIF647
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB16.33
|
$0.26
BIF776
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Moscow
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB173.14
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,230.89
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB2,390,235.43
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB454.14
|
?? |
pay 78.7% less for housing
Moscow
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB497.88
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB74,974.87
|
$289.31
BIF850,851
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB45,527.48
|
$73.09
BIF214,962
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB6,764.34
|
?? | |
pay 37.8% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB36,415.94
|
$105.93
BIF311,536
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB812,843.25
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,153,638
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB239.02
|
$1.23
BIF3,620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB197.05
|
$2.95
BIF8,688
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB191.22
|
$2.43
BIF7,132
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB2,524.24
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB398.37
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Moscow
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB6,334.71
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB3,302.41
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB8,504.45
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB7,959.42
|
?? |
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