Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 61.5% cheaper than Vienna.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.1% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 44.1% less in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 82.5% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 46.8% less in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.0% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 77.1% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$1.84
BIF5,473
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
$3.69
BIF10,994
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.43
|
$0.49
BIF1,466
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.07
|
$0.66
BIF1,958
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.56
|
$0.73
BIF2,166
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.20
|
$6.06
BIF18,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.27
|
$2.75
BIF8,195
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€3.93
|
$2.05
BIF6,100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.58
|
$3.19
BIF9,497
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.02
|
$2.64
BIF7,860
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.89
|
$0.22
BIF655
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.24
|
$0.66
BIF1,965
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.73
|
$0.44
BIF1,310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.76
|
$0.22
BIF655
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.26
BIF786
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€5.79
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€36.76
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€24,409.67
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€15.84
|
?? |
pay 82.5% less for housing
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€32.15
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€974.06
|
$289.31
BIF861,310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€710.88
|
$73.09
BIF217,605
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€214.63
|
?? | |
pay 46.8% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€240.75
|
$105.93
BIF315,366
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€13,739.77
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,536,561
|
|
pay 57.0% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$1.23
BIF3,665
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.71
|
$2.95
BIF8,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€5.94
|
$2.43
BIF7,220
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€39.99
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.31
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Vienna
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€91.92
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€38.43
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€83.92
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€108.26
|
?? |
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