Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 25.9% cheaper than Tirana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.4% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 13.8% less in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 66.8% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 19.1% more in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.7% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL948
|
$1.84
BIF5,469
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
$3.69
BIF10,986
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL137
|
$0.49
BIF1,465
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL71
|
$0.66
BIF1,957
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL86
|
$0.73
BIF2,164
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL548
|
$6.06
BIF18,036
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL659
|
$2.75
BIF8,189
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL312
|
$2.05
BIF6,096
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL307
|
$3.19
BIF9,490
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL64
|
$2.64
BIF7,854
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL100
|
$0.22
BIF654
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL71
|
$0.66
BIF1,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL76
|
$0.44
BIF1,309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL44
|
$0.22
BIF654
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL52
|
$0.26
BIF785
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL681
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,517
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,560,187
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,560
|
?? |
pay 66.8% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,582
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL51,674
|
$289.31
BIF860,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL35,837
|
$73.09
BIF217,440
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL6,777
|
?? | |
pay 19.1% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL22,354
|
$105.93
BIF315,127
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL466,959
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,512,702
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL237
|
$1.23
BIF3,662
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL161
|
$2.95
BIF8,788
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL332
|
$2.43
BIF7,214
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,073
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL759
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,589
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,150
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL8,699
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL11,644
|
?? |
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