Cost of living comparison

P'yongyang, North Korea

compared to

Bujumbura, Burundi

Bujumbura vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 15.3% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 57.8% less in Bujumbura
Groceries: pay 34.9% less in Bujumbura
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% more in Bujumbura

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Bujumbura are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Bujumbura. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Bujumbura.

Bujumbura vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of P'yongyang, you would:

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pay 57.8% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$1.84 BIF5,469
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$3.69 BIF10,986
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$0.49 BIF1,465	-77.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$0.66 BIF1,957	-38.6%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 34.9% less for groceries

	P'yongyang	Bujumbura
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$0.73 BIF2,164	-67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.06 BIF18,036
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$2.75 BIF8,189	-19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$2.05 BIF6,096	-18.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.19 BIF9,490
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.64 BIF7,854
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.22 BIF654
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.66 BIF1,963
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.44 BIF1,309
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.22 BIF654
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.26 BIF785
Average			-34.9%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	??
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Bujumbura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$289.31 BIF860,658	+237.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$73.09 BIF217,440	-14.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	??
Average			+111.3%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$105.93 BIF315,127
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,592.87 BIF31,512,702

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pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$1.23 BIF3,662	-90.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$2.95 BIF8,788	+175.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.43 BIF7,214
Monthly membership at local gym	??	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			+42.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Bujumbura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

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