Cost of living comparison
Majuro is 46.6% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Majuro instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 75.2% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR153.59
|
$13.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR81.91
|
$11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR17.14
|
$1.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR13.15
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.62
|
$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR67.16
|
$13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR84.46
|
$8.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR42.82
|
$2.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.97
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.68
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR11.26
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.43
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.96
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.77
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.48
|
?? | |
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR90.98
|
$6.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,177.49
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR349,509.39
|
$12,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR211.44
|
$12.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR761.54
|
$85.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,679.27
|
$750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,583.10
|
$700.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,499.27
|
$170.42
|
|
pay 23.8% less for childcare
Pretoria
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR4,024.73
|
$150.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR69,510.23
|
$3,046.67
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR41.98
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR34.39
|
$2.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR51.20
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR613.75
|
$30.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR130.55
|
?? | |
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR893.08
|
$57.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR641.91
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,605.06
|
$35.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,774.70
|
$54.00
|
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