Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 2.7 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 57.3% more for restaurants
|
Thimphu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN248.91
|
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN248.91
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.80
|
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.76
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
pay 34.6% more for groceries
|
Thimphu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.65
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN141.88
|
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN267.59
|
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN186.18
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN146.78
|
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.32
|
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.32
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.55
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.16
|
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.42
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.68
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Thimphu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN331.63
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN335.06
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,792,154.54
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,274.42
|
?? |
pay 62.3% more for housing
|
Thimphu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,639.37
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,512.64
|
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,705.57
|
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,409.60
|
?? | |
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
|
Thimphu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,784.01
|
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,249.38
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thimphu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN543.28
|
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.43
|
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN323.58
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,148.51
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN298.69
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Thimphu
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN796.51
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN995.64
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,738.01
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,738.01
|
?? |
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