Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 31.1% cheaper than Port Moresby.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.0% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 27.4% less in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 87.8% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 28.5% more in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.9% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bujumbura.
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
PGK51.06
|
$1.84
BIF5,454
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.64
|
$3.69
BIF10,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.28
|
$0.49
BIF1,461
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.68
|
$0.66
BIF1,952
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.13
|
$0.73
BIF2,158
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.06
|
$6.06
BIF17,986
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.93
|
$2.75
BIF8,166
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.20
|
$2.05
BIF6,079
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.51
|
$3.19
BIF9,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.42
|
$2.64
BIF7,832
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.93
|
$0.22
BIF653
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.19
|
$0.66
BIF1,958
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.34
|
$0.44
BIF1,305
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.48
|
$0.22
BIF653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.64
|
$0.26
BIF783
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.69
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK68.82
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK106,716.02
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK90.89
|
?? |
pay 87.8% less for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,276.51
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,674.91
|
$289.31
BIF858,282
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,512.17
|
$73.09
BIF216,840
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK322.13
|
?? | |
pay 28.5% more for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,038.16
|
$105.93
BIF314,257
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,551.91
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,425,696
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.21
|
$1.23
BIF3,652
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.56
|
$2.95
BIF8,764
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.84
|
$2.43
BIF7,194
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK186.37
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.74
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK161.86
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK183.82
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK265.51
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK405.93
|
?? |
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