Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 46.4% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Riga, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.90
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.36
|
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.48
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.43
|
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.60
|
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.71
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.02
|
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.44
|
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Riga
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.42
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,579.37
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.67
|
?? |
pay 63.1% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.76
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€508.74
|
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€348.74
|
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€231.95
|
?? | |
pay 50.9% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€510.24
|
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,791.25
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.22
|
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€4.98
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€43.64
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Riga
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€77.61
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.51
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€87.61
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€114.77
|
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