Common information
- Country
- Congo, DRC
- Population
- 225,389
Cost of living and prices in Bukavu
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre175USD/month
- in city centre300USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre275USD/month
- in city centre500USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 8 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 4 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 3 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 15 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 5 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 15 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 8 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 15,000 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 17,000 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 38 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 10 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 3 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 40 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 45 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 50 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 120 USD |
Accommodation
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 30 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 300 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 175 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 500 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 275 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 500 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 500 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 12 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Bukavu
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 |
| Average high, °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Average temperature, °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Average low, °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Record low, °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Rain, days | 13 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 189 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 27 | 259 | 197 | 235 | 155 | 150 | 207 | 238 | 100 | 26 | 5 | 37 | 1635 |
| Relative humidity, % | 74 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 89 | 83 | 75 | 73 | 82 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Day Length, часов | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 154 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 195 | 190 | 176 | 189 | 189 | 178 | 183 | 175 | 165 | 158 | 160 | 186 | 2145 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 |