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
HRK76.89
|
$1.84
BIF5,424
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK61.51
|
$3.69
BIF10,896
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.46
|
$0.49
BIF1,453
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.98
|
$0.66
BIF1,941
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.52
|
$0.73
BIF2,147
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK33.77
|
$6.06
BIF17,888
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.70
|
$2.75
BIF8,122
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
$2.05
BIF6,046
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK28.25
|
$3.19
BIF9,412
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.18
|
$2.64
BIF7,789
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.13
|
$0.22
BIF649
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.92
|
$0.66
BIF1,947
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.25
|
$0.44
BIF1,298
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.87
|
$0.22
BIF649
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.12
|
$0.26
BIF779
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK43.41
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK384.44
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK222,976.03
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK70.74
|
?? |
pay 74.0% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK201.73
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,244.18
|
$289.31
BIF853,612
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,185.72
|
$73.09
BIF215,660
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,079.73
|
?? | |
pay 33.8% less for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,480.28
|
$105.93
BIF312,547
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK74,545.29
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,254,732
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK23.07
|
$1.23
BIF3,632
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK14.95
|
$2.95
BIF8,717
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK37.68
|
$2.43
BIF7,155
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK316.44
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK53.82
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK657.08
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK284.58
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK639.36
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK832.79
|
?? |
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