Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 2.1 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹350.00
|
$8.17
ZAR153.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.00
|
$4.36
ZAR81.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.14
|
$0.91
ZAR17.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.09
|
$0.70
ZAR13.15
|
|
pay 87.7% more for groceries
Delhi
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹43.83
|
$0.99
ZAR18.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹200.12
|
$3.57
ZAR67.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹239.26
|
$4.49
ZAR84.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹93.71
|
$2.28
ZAR42.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹135.04
|
$1.97
ZAR36.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.66
|
$0.62
ZAR11.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.40
|
$0.60
ZAR11.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.20
|
$0.61
ZAR11.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.49
|
$0.69
ZAR12.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.11
|
$0.52
ZAR9.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.83
|
$0.56
ZAR10.48
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹374.86
|
$4.84
ZAR90.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,000.00
|
$62.65
ZAR1,177.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,200,005.00
|
$18,595.53
ZAR349,509.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹210.00
|
$11.25
ZAR211.44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹685.88
|
$40.52
ZAR761.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,500.19
|
$408.57
ZAR7,679.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,276.65
|
$350.25
ZAR6,583.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,255.99
|
$79.77
ZAR1,499.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,706.38
|
$214.13
ZAR4,024.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹165,800.69
|
$3,698.27
ZAR69,510.23
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.00
|
$2.23
ZAR41.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹173.27
|
$1.83
ZAR34.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.00
|
$2.72
ZAR51.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,921.59
|
$32.65
ZAR613.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹400.00
|
$6.95
ZAR130.55
|
|
pay 67.9% more for clothing
Delhi
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,619.40
|
$47.52
ZAR893.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,077.77
|
$34.15
ZAR641.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,139.21
|
$85.40
ZAR1,605.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,085.10
|
$94.42
ZAR1,774.70
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Pretoria or Delhi. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.