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Pretoria vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 63.2% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 27.0% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 5.6 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 40.5% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 69.6% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 15.9% less in Pretoria

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Pretoria are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Pretoria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 11.8% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY408.90	$8.64 ZAR147.89	-10.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY357.79	$5.04 ZAR86.27	-40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.34	$1.08 ZAR18.50	-10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.41	$0.85 ZAR14.58	+108.0%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 27.0% more for groceries

	Ankara	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.33	$1.06 ZAR18.16	+53.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.37	$4.04 ZAR69.13	-16.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY155.89	$4.70 ZAR80.48	+28.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.58	$2.48 ZAR42.36	+6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.22	$2.11 ZAR36.15	-17.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.62	$0.76 ZAR13.02	+9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.66	$0.71 ZAR12.19	-32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.50	$0.75 ZAR12.83	+24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.02	$0.76 ZAR13.02	+19.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.53	$0.60 ZAR10.20	+102.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.62	$0.55 ZAR9.34	+118.2%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 5.6 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.37	$5.00 ZAR85.49	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.35	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	+1787.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,044,517.96	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	-58.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.23	$12.96 ZAR221.84	+92.4%
Average			+458.6%

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pay 40.5% more for housing

	Ankara	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.11	$36.76 ZAR629.04	+167.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,481.90	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	-43.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,783.85	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	-19.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,640.57	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	+57.1%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 69.6% less for childcare

	Ankara	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,517.16	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	-66.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY599,500.26	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	-72.9%
Average			-69.6%

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pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.34	$2.30 ZAR39.44	-36.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY136.92	$2.15 ZAR36.72	-33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.00	$2.88 ZAR49.30	+33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,375.54	$35.87 ZAR613.80	-35.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.45	$7.78 ZAR133.10	+20.9%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 15.9% less for clothing

	Ankara	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,435.36	$50.50 ZAR864.09	-11.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,935.30	$33.12 ZAR566.83	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,426.38	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,077.01	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	-9.9%
Average			-15.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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