Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 43.1% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK76.62
|
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK61.29
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.39
|
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.93
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.47
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK33.65
|
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.58
|
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.12
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK28.15
|
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.16
|
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.11
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.90
|
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.22
|
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.86
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.10
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK43.26
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK383.08
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK222,185.01
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK70.49
|
?? |
pay 74.0% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK201.01
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,225.57
|
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,170.87
|
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,075.90
|
?? | |
pay 33.8% less for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,471.48
|
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK74,280.84
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK22.98
|
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK14.90
|
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK37.54
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK315.32
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK53.63
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK654.75
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK283.57
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK637.09
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK829.84
|
?? |
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