Cost of living comparison

Bujumbura, Burundi

compared to

Panama City, Panama

Panama City vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

Panama City is 3.5 times more expensive than Bujumbura.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Panama City
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Panama City
Housing: pay 6.9 times more in Panama City
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Panama City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.3% more in Panama City

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Panama City are more expensive than in Bujumbura. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Panama City.

Panama City vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Panama City instead of Bujumbura, you would:

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Bujumbura	Panama City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.84 BIF5,454	$13.25 PAB13.25	+620.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.69 BIF10,955	$8.00 PAB8.00	+116.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BIF1,461	$1.86 PAB1.86	+277.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 BIF1,952	$1.41 PAB1.41	+114.5%
Average			+282.3%

Bujumbura vs. Panama City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Bujumbura	Panama City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 BIF2,158	$2.51 PAB2.51	+244.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.06 BIF17,986	$6.39 PAB6.39	+5.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.75 BIF8,166	$6.80 PAB6.80	+147.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 BIF6,079	$2.68 PAB2.68	+30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 BIF9,464	$3.41 PAB3.41	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.64 BIF7,832	$1.48 PAB1.48	-43.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.72 PAB0.72	+228.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 BIF1,958	$1.24 PAB1.24	+87.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 BIF1,305	$1.40 PAB1.40	+217.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.98 PAB0.98	+347.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BIF783	$1.15 PAB1.15	+334.1%
Average			+146.0%

Bujumbura vs. Panama City - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Bujumbura	Panama City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.69 PAB3.69
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.00 PAB25.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.71 PAB16.71

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pay 6.9 times more for housing

	Bujumbura	Panama City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$52.10 PAB52.10
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.31 BIF858,282	$1,023.81 PAB1,023.81	+253.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.09 BIF216,840	$755.88 PAB755.88	+934.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$94.84 PAB94.84
Average			+594.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Bujumbura	Panama City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.93 BIF314,257	$439.17 PAB439.17	+314.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,592.87 BIF31,425,696	$10,092.67 PAB10,092.67	-4.7%
Average			+155.0%

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pay 97.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bujumbura	Panama City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 BIF3,652	$3.00 PAB3.00	+143.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 BIF8,764	$3.59 PAB3.59	+21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 BIF7,194	$5.50 PAB5.50	+126.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$47.27 PAB47.27
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.00 PAB7.00
Average			+97.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bujumbura	Panama City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$53.91 PAB53.91
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.78 PAB37.78
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$87.62 PAB87.62
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$108.75 PAB108.75

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