Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 30.3% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
$12,810
|
$6.72
R128.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
$21,350
|
$4.39
R83.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$2,468
|
$0.88
R16.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$1,898
|
$0.66
R12.57
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
$4,359
|
$0.83
R15.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
$9,420
|
$3.17
R60.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
$14,207
|
$3.87
R73.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
$6,807
|
$1.68
R31.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
$6,962
|
$1.92
R36.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
$3,777
|
$0.61
R11.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
$1,457
|
$0.56
R10.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$1,873
|
$0.53
R10.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
$1,960
|
$0.63
R11.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,551
|
$0.50
R9.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
$1,391
|
$0.51
R9.70
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
$8,125
|
$4.68
R89.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
$120,417
|
$45.23
R862.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
$51,241,196
|
$17,020.94
R324,388.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
$48,679
|
$10.97
R208.98
|
|
pay 49.3% more for housing
Bogota
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
$77,059
|
$46.98
R895.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
$1,321,339
|
$315.25
R6,008.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
$983,379
|
$329.30
R6,275.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
$206,467
|
$73.25
R1,395.98
|
|
pay 9.7% less for childcare
Bogota
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
$737,670
|
$210.41
R4,010.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
$19,910,865
|
$3,579.40
R68,216.95
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
$3,843
|
$1.92
R36.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
$4,674
|
$1.64
R31.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
$7,259
|
$2.74
R52.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
$72,401
|
$34.50
R657.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
$15,116
|
$5.48
R104.49
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
$180,810
|
$42.41
R808.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
$113,601
|
$35.03
R667.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
$280,533
|
$76.75
R1,462.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
$238,760
|
$87.03
R1,658.71
|
|
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