Cost of living comparison

 Panama City, Panama
compared to
 Bujumbura, Burundi
Bujumbura vs. Panama City Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 53.2% cheaper than Panama City.

Restaurants
pay 66.7% less in Bujumbura
Groceries
pay 38.8% less in Bujumbura
Housing
pay 81.0% less in Bujumbura
Childcare
pay 35.5% less in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.2% less in Bujumbura

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Bujumbura.

Bujumbura vs. Panama City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 66.7% less for restaurants

 
Panama City
Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.25
PAB13.25
$1.84
BIF5,469
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
PAB8.00
$3.69
BIF10,986
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.86
PAB1.86
$0.49
BIF1,465

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pay 38.8% less for groceries

 
Panama City
Bujumbura
Bread
1 loaf
$2.51
PAB2.51
$0.73
BIF2,164
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.39
PAB6.39
$6.06
BIF18,036
Milk (1 gallon) $6.80
PAB6.80
$2.75
BIF8,189

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Panama City
Bujumbura
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
??

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pay 81.0% less for housing

 
Panama City
Bujumbura
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.10
PAB52.10
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,023.81
PAB1,023.81
$289.31
BIF860,658
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $755.88
PAB755.88
$73.09
BIF217,440

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pay 35.5% less for childcare

 
Panama City
Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $439.17
PAB439.17
$105.93
BIF315,127
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,092.67
PAB10,092.67
$10,592.87
BIF31,512,702

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pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Panama City
Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
PAB3.00
$1.23
BIF3,662
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.59
PAB3.59
$2.95
BIF8,788
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.50
PAB5.50
$2.43
BIF7,214

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Panama City
Bujumbura
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
??

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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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