Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 47.7% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.4% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 32.8% less in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 83.0% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 39.1% less in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.2% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Rome, you would:
pay 68.4% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$1.84
BIF5,475
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$3.69
BIF10,998
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.90
|
$0.49
BIF1,466
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.95
|
$0.66
BIF1,959
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.51
|
$0.73
BIF2,167
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€5.94
|
$6.06
BIF18,056
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.26
|
$2.75
BIF8,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.19
|
$2.05
BIF6,103
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.15
|
$3.19
BIF9,500
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.91
|
$2.64
BIF7,862
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.78
|
$0.22
BIF655
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.66
BIF1,966
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.93
|
$0.44
BIF1,310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.62
|
$0.22
BIF655
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.67
|
$0.26
BIF786
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Rome
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.07
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€31.85
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€22,747.96
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€14.56
|
?? |
pay 83.0% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.01
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,002.08
|
$289.31
BIF861,622
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€647.86
|
$73.09
BIF217,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€142.01
|
?? | |
pay 39.1% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€431.99
|
$105.93
BIF315,480
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€8,906.49
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,547,997
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.55
|
$1.23
BIF3,666
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.30
|
$2.95
BIF8,798
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.46
|
$2.43
BIF7,222
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€49.51
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.10
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€55.55
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€26.10
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€65.51
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€86.87
|
?? |
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