Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 67.7% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 15.1% more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Freetown
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
|
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