Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 13.4% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$0.26
BIF766
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
?? |
pay 50.5% less for housing
|
Rabat
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
?? | |
pay 92.0% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
?? |
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