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
TTD69.74
|
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
?? |
pay 68.8% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
?? | |
pay 35.3% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
?? |
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