Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 9.1% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 27.0% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.17
ZAR147.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.36
ZAR78.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$0.91
ZAR16.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$0.99
ZAR17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$3.57
ZAR64.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$4.49
ZAR81.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$2.28
ZAR41.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.97
ZAR35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
ZAR10.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.52
ZAR9.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.56
ZAR10.07
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.84
ZAR87.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$62.65
ZAR1,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,595.53
ZAR336,103.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$11.25
ZAR203.33
|
|
pay 9.3% more for housing
Roseau
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$40.52
ZAR732.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$408.57
ZAR7,384.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$350.25
ZAR6,330.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$79.77
ZAR1,441.76
|
|
pay 52.0% more for childcare
Roseau
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$214.13
ZAR3,870.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$3,698.27
ZAR66,844.00
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.23
ZAR40.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$1.83
ZAR33.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$32.65
ZAR590.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.95
ZAR125.54
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$47.52
ZAR858.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$34.15
ZAR617.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$85.40
ZAR1,543.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$94.42
ZAR1,706.62
|
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