Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 31.1% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$0.26
BIF777
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
?? |
pay 87.8% less for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
?? | |
pay 28.5% more for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
?? |
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