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:

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

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pay 34.9% less for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Bujumbura
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$0.73
BIF2,164
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.06
BIF18,036
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$2.75
BIF8,189

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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) ?? ??

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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
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$73.09
BIF217,440

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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
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$2.95
BIF8,788
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.43
BIF7,214

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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
?? ??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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