Cost of living comparison

 Pretoria, South Africa
compared to
 Bujumbura, Burundi
Bujumbura vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 12.5% cheaper than Pretoria.

Restaurants
pay 42.4% less in Bujumbura
Groceries
pay 6.6% more in Bujumbura
Housing
pay 55.6% less in Bujumbura
Childcare
pay 34.8% more in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.1% less in Bujumbura

The cost of childcare and groceries in Bujumbura are more expensive than in Pretoria. Expenses including housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bujumbura.

Bujumbura vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Pretoria, you would:

pay 42.4% less for restaurants

 
Pretoria
Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.52
ZAR159.43
$1.84
BIF5,428
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.68
ZAR87.63
$3.69
BIF10,904
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.01
ZAR18.87
$0.49
BIF1,454

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

 
Pretoria
Bujumbura
Bread
1 loaf
$1.07
ZAR20.10
$0.73
BIF2,148
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.70
ZAR69.17
$6.06
BIF17,902
Milk (1 gallon) $4.91
ZAR91.94
$2.75
BIF8,128

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Pretoria
Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.05
ZAR94.58
??
Monthly public transit pass $65.32
ZAR1,222.27
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,084.78
ZAR357,114.35
??

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pay 55.6% less for housing

 
Pretoria
Bujumbura
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.13
ZAR732.23
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $416.34
ZAR7,790.62
$289.31
BIF854,250
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $379.25
ZAR7,096.50
$73.09
BIF215,821

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pay 34.8% more for childcare

 
Pretoria
Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $216.65
ZAR4,053.98
$105.93
BIF312,781
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,800.41
ZAR89,825.19
$10,592.87
BIF31,278,078

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Pretoria
Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.39
ZAR44.64
$1.23
BIF3,635
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
ZAR37.34
$2.95
BIF8,723
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.95
ZAR55.27
$2.43
BIF7,161

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Pretoria
Bujumbura
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$49.09
ZAR918.51
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.65
ZAR648.33
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.30
ZAR1,727.12
??

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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: January 2025
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