Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 29.5% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,216
|
$8.17
ZAR153.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,157
|
$4.36
ZAR81.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,109
|
$0.91
ZAR17.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,137
|
$0.70
ZAR13.15
|
|
pay 60.9% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,274
|
$0.99
ZAR18.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,377
|
$3.57
ZAR67.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,333
|
$4.49
ZAR84.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,526
|
$2.28
ZAR42.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,582
|
$1.97
ZAR36.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,315
|
$0.62
ZAR11.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,175
|
$0.60
ZAR11.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,569
|
$0.61
ZAR11.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,755
|
$0.69
ZAR12.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,639
|
$0.52
ZAR9.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,957
|
$0.56
ZAR10.48
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,484
|
$4.84
ZAR90.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩62,452
|
$62.65
ZAR1,177.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,471,382
|
$18,595.53
ZAR349,509.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩13,051
|
$11.25
ZAR211.44
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
Seoul
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,531
|
$40.52
ZAR761.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,208,168
|
$408.57
ZAR7,679.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩731,468
|
$350.25
ZAR6,583.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩194,282
|
$79.77
ZAR1,499.27
|
|
pay 63.1% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩527,995
|
$214.13
ZAR4,024.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,821,334
|
$3,698.27
ZAR69,510.23
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,098
|
$2.23
ZAR41.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,362
|
$1.83
ZAR34.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,588
|
$2.72
ZAR51.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,841
|
$32.65
ZAR613.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,294
|
$6.95
ZAR130.55
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩84,054
|
$47.52
ZAR893.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,847
|
$34.15
ZAR641.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩118,832
|
$85.40
ZAR1,605.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩176,035
|
$94.42
ZAR1,774.70
|
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