Cost of living comparison

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Bujumbura is 45.7% cheaper than Riga.

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Riga, you would:

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pay 61.9% less for restaurants

 
Riga
Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.91
€11.03
$1.89
BIF5,506
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.12
€7.52
$3.80
BIF11,064
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.59
€1.47
$0.51
BIF1,475

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pay 7.3% less for groceries

 
Riga
Bujumbura
Bread
1 loaf
$1.45
€1.35
$0.73
BIF2,117
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.46
€5.06
$6.06
BIF17,638
Milk (1 gallon) $4.69
€4.34
$2.78
BIF8,084

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Riga
Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.87
€6.36
??
Monthly public transit pass $32.49
€30.08
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,803.93
€24,817.06
??

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pay 62.9% less for housing

 
Riga
Bujumbura
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.37
€15.15
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $539.93
€499.90
$291.52
BIF848,400
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $363.88
€336.91
$73.86
BIF214,963

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

 
Riga
Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $493.19
€456.63
$103.39
BIF300,883
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,245.77
€12,263.91
$10,338.70
BIF30,088,325

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pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Riga
Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.87
€4.51
$1.27
BIF3,688
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.33
€3.09
$3.04
BIF8,851
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.33
€4.94
$2.42
BIF7,055

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Riga
Bujumbura
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.73
€79.37
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.35
€41.07
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.66
€85.79
??

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