Cost of Living Comparison Between Bujumbura and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Bujumbura and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Bujumbura is 33.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 59.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bujumbura is 38.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.82 BIF 5,417

$11.85 MX$209

-84.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.83 BIF 100.6K

$42.16 MX$744

-19.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.82 BIF 11.3K

$10.75 MX$190

-64.47%

Cappuccino

$3.40 BIF 10.1K

$3.47 MX$61.3

-2.02%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 BIF 4,905

$1.45 MX$25.65

13.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.13 BIF 3,356

$0.90 MX$15.93

25.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.14 BIF 6,375

$3.05 MX$53.9

-29.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.72 BIF 17.0K

$4.42 MX$77.9

29.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.80 BIF 2,364

$1.37 MX$24.17

-41.61%

White Bread (500g)

$1.33 BIF 3,943

$1.87 MX$33.05

-28.88%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.70 BIF 5,048

$1.54 MX$27.25

10.39%

Eggs

$3.31 BIF 9,848

$2.50 MX$44.18

32.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.50 BIF 31.2K

$8.61 MX$152

21.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.84 BIF 29.2K

$8.63 MX$152

14.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.95 BIF 29.6K

$11.02 MX$195

-9.71%

Apples (1kg)

$5.80 BIF 17.3K

$2.75 MX$48.53

110.91%

Banana (1kg)

$0.50 BIF 1,497

$1.43 MX$25.21

-65.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.78 BIF 5,281

$1.87 MX$33.05

-4.81%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.30 BIF 3,870

$2.17 MX$38.26

-40.09%

Potato (1kg)

$0.48 BIF 1,416

$1.88 MX$33.23

-74.47%

Onion (1kg)

$0.59 BIF 1,769

$2.25 MX$39.65

-73.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.50 BIF 1,490

$1.07 MX$18.85

-53.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 BIF 5,003

$1.07 MX$18.95

57.01%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.39 BIF 7,114

$4.15 MX$73.3

-42.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.64 BIF 49.5K

$10.34 MX$182

60.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 BIF 5,830

$1.68 MX$29.64

16.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 BIF 9,828

$2.48 MX$43.84

33.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 BIF 3,090

$0.55 MX$9.80

89.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$29.71 BIF 88.3K

$26.53 MX$468

11.99%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.63 BIF 19.7K

$3.22 MX$56.8

105.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.59 BIF 10.7K

$2.48 MX$43.80

44.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$30.42 BIF 90.4K

$3.11 MX$54.9

878.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.38 BIF 4,102

$1.26 MX$22.16

9.52%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$30.7K MX$541.1K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$24.0K MX$424.3K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$82.5 MX$1,456

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$2.67 BIF 7,942

$22.29 MX$393

-88.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.02 MX$530

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$908

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$4.98 MX$88.0

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$108 BIF 320.5K

$200 MX$3,530

-46.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.8K BIF 32.0M

$5,304 MX$93.6K

102.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.71 MX$630

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.56 MX$698

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.6 MX$1,422

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.3 MX$1,559

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$289 BIF 860.0K

$969 MX$17.1K

-70.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$73.6 BIF 218.9K

$482 MX$8,511

-84.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$475 BIF 1.4M

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-70.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$292 BIF 868.6K

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-75.32%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,062 BIF 6.1M

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-49.08%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,628 BIF 4.8M

$6,522 MX$115.1K

-75.04%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$374 BIF 1.1M

$756 MX$13.4K

-50.61%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.17

11.42

24.08%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bujumbura: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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