Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 32.9% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
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
TTD69.22
|
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
$0.22
BIF648
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
$0.26
BIF777
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
?? |
pay 68.8% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
?? | |
pay 35.3% more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
?? |
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