Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 32.9% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.1% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 45.7% less in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 68.8% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 35.3% more in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.2% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.43
|
$1.84
BIF5,475
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.59
|
$3.69
BIF10,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.65
|
$0.49
BIF1,466
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.52
|
$0.66
BIF1,959
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.44
|
$0.73
BIF2,167
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.64
|
$6.06
BIF18,056
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.53
|
$2.75
BIF8,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.20
|
$2.05
BIF6,103
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.89
|
$3.19
BIF9,500
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
$2.64
BIF7,862
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.53
|
$0.22
BIF655
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
$0.66
BIF1,966
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD14.97
|
$0.44
BIF1,310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.17
|
$0.22
BIF655
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
$0.26
BIF786
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.80
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD654.60
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD228,119.05
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.39
|
?? |
pay 68.8% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD390.28
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,326.82
|
$289.31
BIF861,622
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,892.81
|
$73.09
BIF217,684
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD362.97
|
?? | |
pay 35.3% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,555.43
|
$105.93
BIF315,480
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD31,998.66
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,547,997
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.90
|
$1.23
BIF3,666
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.19
|
$2.95
BIF8,798
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.67
|
$2.43
BIF7,222
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD344.04
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.51
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD378.96
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD275.51
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD710.81
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD731.24
|
?? |
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