Cost of living comparison

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Bujumbura is 72.6% cheaper than Saint Helier.

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 79.1% less for restaurants

 
Saint Helier
Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $45.20
£35.97
$1.84
BIF5,413
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.33
£8.22
$3.69
BIF10,874
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
£2.25
$0.49
BIF1,450

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pay 52.5% less for groceries

 
Saint Helier
Bujumbura
Bread
1 loaf
$2.30
£1.83
$0.73
BIF2,142
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.33
£4.24
$6.06
BIF17,852
Milk (1 gallon) $7.84
£6.24
$2.75
BIF8,106

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Saint Helier
Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.93
£6.31
??
Monthly public transit pass $67.16
£53.44
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,768.06
£22,096.90
??

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pay 89.8% less for housing

 
Saint Helier
Bujumbura
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.54
£57.73
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,808.15
£1,438.87
$289.31
BIF851,910
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,715.90
£1,365.46
$73.09
BIF215,230

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pay 72.1% less for childcare

 
Saint Helier
Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,324.77
£1,849.97
$105.93
BIF311,924
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,664.60
£16,444.21
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397

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pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Helier
Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
£6.17
$1.23
BIF3,625
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.95
£3.94
$2.95
BIF8,699
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.50
£12.33
$2.43
BIF7,141

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Saint Helier
Bujumbura
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.09
£79.65
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$69.31
£55.16
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$121.08
£96.35
??

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