Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 93.6% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 54.3% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 24.9% more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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