Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 31.2% cheaper than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.4% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 8.4% less in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 57.8% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 8.0% less in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.4% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Quito, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$1.84
BIF5,435
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$3.69
BIF10,918
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$0.49
BIF1,456
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.66
BIF1,945
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
|
Quito
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.73
BIF2,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$6.06
BIF17,924
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$2.75
BIF8,138
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.05
BIF6,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.19
BIF9,431
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$2.64
BIF7,805
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.66
BIF1,951
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.44
BIF1,301
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
?? |
pay 57.8% less for housing
|
Quito
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$289.31
BIF855,329
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$73.09
BIF216,094
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
?? | |
pay 8.0% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$105.93
BIF313,176
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,317,594
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.23
BIF3,639
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$2.95
BIF8,734
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$2.43
BIF7,170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
?? |
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