Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 50.6% cheaper than Oranjestad.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.1% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 50.5% less in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 76.5% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 4.9% less in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.8% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
|
Oranjestad
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
AWG34.22
|
$1.84
BIF5,469
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.27
AWG18.50
|
$3.69
BIF10,986
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
$0.49
BIF1,465
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$0.66
BIF1,957
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
|
Oranjestad
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
$0.73
BIF2,164
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
AWG10.81
|
$6.06
BIF18,036
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
AWG11.53
|
$2.75
BIF8,189
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
AWG9.00
|
$2.05
BIF6,096
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
AWG9.39
|
$3.19
BIF9,490
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
$2.64
BIF7,854
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
$0.22
BIF654
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
$0.66
BIF1,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$0.44
BIF1,309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
AWG1.91
|
$0.22
BIF654
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
$0.26
BIF785
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Oranjestad
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.05
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,043.75
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.04
|
?? |
pay 76.5% less for housing
|
Oranjestad
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.80
AWG165.36
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.73
AWG1,460.32
|
$289.31
BIF860,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,180.26
|
$73.09
BIF217,440
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.08
AWG300.95
|
?? | |
pay 4.9% less for childcare
|
Oranjestad
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.28
|
$105.93
BIF315,127
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,336.58
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,512,702
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oranjestad
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
AWG5.40
|
$1.23
BIF3,662
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
AWG6.70
|
$2.95
BIF8,788
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.01
|
$2.43
BIF7,214
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.44
AWG236.76
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.01
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Oranjestad
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
AWG144.10
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.34
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.01
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.35
|
?? |
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