Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 11.8% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES495.55
|
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.42
|
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.12
|
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES733.82
|
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES434.59
|
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES343.68
|
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.00
|
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.77
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES99.88
|
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.46
|
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.17
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.21
|
$0.26
BIF766
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES784.44
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
?? |
pay 46.3% less for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
?? | |
pay 3.1% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.33
|
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.48
|
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES792.88
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
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