Cost of living comparison
Rome is 98.8% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Rome instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.62
|
$19.79
€18.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
$2.26
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.24
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.43
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.89
|
$8.48
€7.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.88
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.09
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.65
|
$4.84
€4.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.38
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.38
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.84
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.63
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.25
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.45
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
pay 37.7% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.87
|
$7.67
€7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR839.30
|
$38.48
€35.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,829.98
|
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR203.47
|
$15.39
€14.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR871.71
|
$30.43
€28.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,849.65
|
$1,171.91
€1,087.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,110.34
|
$773.95
€718.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,359.15
|
$173.31
€160.79
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,904.20
|
$531.12
€492.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,417.09
|
$8,734.44
€8,103.38
|
|
pay 94.5% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.47
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
$6.60
€6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR640.19
|
$56.27
€52.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
pay 43.7% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR786.93
|
$85.59
€79.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR649.96
|
$36.33
€33.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,424.20
|
$97.35
€90.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,614.95
|
$123.90
€114.95
|
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