Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 22.2% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$202.14
|
$8.17
ZAR153.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.71
|
$4.36
ZAR81.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.38
|
$0.91
ZAR17.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.25
|
$0.70
ZAR13.15
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.19
|
$0.99
ZAR18.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.63
|
$3.57
ZAR67.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$368.15
|
$4.49
ZAR84.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.13
|
$2.28
ZAR42.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.99
|
$1.97
ZAR36.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.16
|
$0.62
ZAR11.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.80
|
$0.60
ZAR11.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.31
|
$0.61
ZAR11.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.39
|
$0.69
ZAR12.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.27
|
$0.52
ZAR9.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.46
|
$0.56
ZAR10.48
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
$4.84
ZAR90.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,212.82
|
$62.65
ZAR1,177.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,019,778.29
|
$18,595.53
ZAR349,509.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$288.04
|
$11.25
ZAR211.44
|
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Taipei
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$830.99
|
$40.52
ZAR761.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,502.26
|
$408.57
ZAR7,679.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,392.00
|
$350.25
ZAR6,583.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,339.36
|
$79.77
ZAR1,499.27
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,294.46
|
$214.13
ZAR4,024.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,993.65
|
$3,698.27
ZAR69,510.23
|
|
pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.85
|
$2.23
ZAR41.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.41
|
$1.83
ZAR34.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.34
|
$2.72
ZAR51.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,256.03
|
$32.65
ZAR613.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$303.20
|
$6.95
ZAR130.55
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,021.36
|
$47.52
ZAR893.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$981.01
|
$34.15
ZAR641.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,869.46
|
$85.40
ZAR1,605.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,368.94
|
$94.42
ZAR1,774.70
|
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