Cost of living comparison
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.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR15.20
|
$0.66
BIF1,942
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR43.92
|
$2.05
BIF6,050
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR38.85
|
$3.19
BIF9,419
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.92
|
$2.64
BIF7,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.81
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.57
|
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR14.09
|
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.97
|
$0.22
BIF650
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.91
|
$0.26
BIF780
|
|
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
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR164.21
|
?? |
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,609.79
|
?? | |
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR640.14
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR146.14
|
?? | |
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
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,839.53
|
?? |
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