Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 63.8% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 86.2% less for restaurants
|
Vaduz
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$39.92
CHF35.67
|
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
|
Vaduz
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.83
CHF3.42
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.83
CHF11.47
|
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.32
CHF9.22
|
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.92
CHF8.87
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$10.35
CHF9.25
|
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
CHF1.39
|
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.72
CHF1.54
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
CHF1.62
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Vaduz
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.35
CHF7.46
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.54
CHF76.43
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,446.74
CHF28,993.76
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.44
CHF42.40
|
?? |
pay 85.7% less for housing
|
Vaduz
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.05
CHF60.81
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.56
CHF1,138.03
|
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,216.54
CHF1,087.07
|
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.81
CHF138.33
|
?? | |
pay 17.2% less for childcare
|
Vaduz
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$285.13
CHF254.78
|
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,257.24
CHF7,378.51
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
|
pay 70.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vaduz
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.84
CHF6.11
|
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.01
CHF5.37
|
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.41
CHF10.19
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.16
CHF68.05
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.38
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vaduz
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.75
CHF107.01
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.47
CHF43.31
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.47
CHF146.08
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$209.09
CHF186.84
|
?? |
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