Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 32.4% cheaper than Yerevan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.8% less in Bujumbura
- Groceries
-
pay 11.9% more in Bujumbura
- Housing
-
pay 78.6% less in Bujumbura
- Childcare
-
pay 27.2% less in Bujumbura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.5% less in Bujumbura
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bujumbura.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
|
Yerevan
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.57
AMD4,517.82
|
$1.84
BIF5,390
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,513.86
|
$3.69
BIF10,827
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
AMD387.64
|
$0.49
BIF1,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD233.05
|
$0.66
BIF1,929
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
|
Yerevan
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
AMD337.05
|
$0.73
BIF2,133
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
AMD1,575.05
|
$6.06
BIF17,776
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.24
AMD2,435.65
|
$2.75
BIF8,071
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
AMD961.18
|
$2.05
BIF6,008
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
AMD1,317.21
|
$3.19
BIF9,353
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.92
|
$2.64
BIF7,740
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AMD322.06
|
$0.22
BIF645
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AMD308.50
|
$0.66
BIF1,935
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AMD393.68
|
$0.44
BIF1,290
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.01
|
$0.22
BIF645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
AMD125.37
|
$0.26
BIF774
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Yerevan
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AMD2,065.37
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,019.80
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,047,516.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
AMD1,666.57
|
?? |
pay 78.6% less for housing
|
Yerevan
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.21
AMD8,670.80
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.30
AMD363,513.79
|
$289.31
BIF848,248
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.77
AMD244,255.77
|
$73.09
BIF214,305
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.60
AMD38,487.30
|
?? | |
pay 27.2% less for childcare
|
Yerevan
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$374.24
AMD146,076.13
|
$105.93
BIF310,583
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,037.50
AMD3,527,608.73
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,058,302
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yerevan
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
AMD803.17
|
$1.23
BIF3,609
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AMD1,468.52
|
$2.95
BIF8,662
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,003.96
|
$2.43
BIF7,110
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.02
AMD41,381.01
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
AMD3,011.88
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Yerevan
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.12
AMD43,372.50
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.96
AMD24,963.82
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,617.31
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.43
AMD46,618.65
|
?? |
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