Cost of living comparison

 Santiago, Chile
compared to
 Bujumbura, Burundi
Bujumbura vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 38.3% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants
pay 66.1% less in Bujumbura
Groceries
pay 19.9% less in Bujumbura
Housing
pay 63.6% less in Bujumbura
Childcare
pay 3.9% less in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.9% less in Bujumbura

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Bujumbura.

Bujumbura vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

pay 66.1% less for restaurants

 
Santiago
Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.36
CLF0.4400
$1.84
BIF5,443
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.24
CLF0.3000
$3.69
BIF10,933
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.78
CLF0.0600
$0.49
BIF1,458

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pay 19.9% less for groceries

 
Santiago
Bujumbura
Bread
1 loaf
$1.48
CLF0.0500
$0.73
BIF2,154
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.49
CLF0.2000
$6.06
BIF17,949
Milk (1 gallon) $4.59
CLF0.1700
$2.75
BIF8,149

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Santiago
Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
CLF0.1800
??
Monthly public transit pass $41.20
CLF1.4800
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,540.00
CLF667.2700
??

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pay 63.6% less for housing

 
Santiago
Bujumbura
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$20.87
CLF0.7500
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $513.58
CLF18.4800
$289.31
BIF856,529
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $439.93
CLF15.8300
$73.09
BIF216,397

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pay 3.9% less for childcare

 
Santiago
Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $387.71
CLF13.9500
$105.93
BIF313,615
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,421.89
CLF231.1300
$10,592.87
BIF31,361,514

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pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Santiago
Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.83
CLF0.1000
$1.23
BIF3,644
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.09
CLF0.1100
$2.95
BIF8,746
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.15
CLF0.1900
$2.43
BIF7,180

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Santiago
Bujumbura
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.80
CLF1.9000
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$31.11
CLF1.1200
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$73.37
CLF2.6400
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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