Cost of living comparison

compared to

Bujumbura is 27.1% cheaper than Port Of Spain.

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 49.0% less for restaurants

 
Port Of Spain
Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.31
TTD69.83
$1.89
BIF5,490
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.37
TTD49.88
$3.80
BIF11,032
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.00
TTD6.80
$0.51
BIF1,471

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pay 44.5% less for groceries

 
Port Of Spain
Bujumbura
Bread
1 loaf
$2.57
TTD17.41
$0.73
BIF2,110
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.24
TTD28.69
$6.06
BIF17,587
Milk (1 gallon) $9.33
TTD63.17
$2.78
BIF8,061

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Port Of Spain
Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
TTD28.02
??
Monthly public transit pass $97.25
TTD658.39
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
??

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pay 67.6% less for housing

 
Port Of Spain
Bujumbura
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.92
TTD385.33
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $609.52
TTD4,126.60
$291.52
BIF845,961
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $432.83
TTD2,930.35
$73.86
BIF214,345

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pay 59.5% more for childcare

 
Port Of Spain
Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $231.33
TTD1,566.18
$103.39
BIF300,018
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818

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pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Port Of Spain
Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.77
TTD11.97
$1.27
BIF3,677
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
TTD24.17
$3.04
BIF8,826
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.89
TTD39.90
$2.42
BIF7,035

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Port Of Spain
Bujumbura
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.20
TTD421.12
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.52
TTD369.10
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.77
TTD716.11
??

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