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Pretoria vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 76.2% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 53.4% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 4.5 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 85.7% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 15.8% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 0.7% more in Pretoria

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Pretoria are more expensive than in Astana. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.6% more for restaurants

	Astana	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.79 KZT3,993.11	$8.64 ZAR147.89	+11.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 KZT2,818.67	$5.04 ZAR86.27	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 KZT483.35	$1.08 ZAR18.50	+14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KZT278.24	$0.85 ZAR14.58	+57.1%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 53.4% more for groceries

	Astana	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 KZT230.46	$1.06 ZAR18.16	+136.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 KZT2,295.76	$4.04 ZAR69.13	-9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 KZT1,920.42	$4.70 ZAR80.48	+25.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 KZT857.82	$2.48 ZAR42.36	+48.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 KZT1,033.90	$2.11 ZAR36.15	+4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 KZT292.59	$0.76 ZAR13.02	+33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT420.86	$0.71 ZAR12.19	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 KZT434.88	$0.75 ZAR12.83	-11.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 KZT397.10	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-1.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT122.43	$0.60 ZAR10.20	+149.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 KZT85.93	$0.55 ZAR9.34	+225.6%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 4.5 times more for transportation

	Astana	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.74 KZT890.35	$5.00 ZAR85.49	+187.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.74 KZT7,046.66	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	+1139.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,134.22 KZT10,325,709.68	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	+0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.33 KZT3,758.22	$12.96 ZAR221.84	+76.9%
Average			+351.0%

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pay 85.7% more for housing

	Astana	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 KZT6,856.83	$36.76 ZAR629.04	+174.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.75 KZT234,240.79	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	-10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.14 KZT160,594.31	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	+31.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.46 KZT20,239.12	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	+147.4%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 15.8% less for childcare

	Astana	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.54 KZT117,720.72	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	-11.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,780.94 KZT2,451,877.24	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	-20.0%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 KZT563.73	$2.30 ZAR39.44	+109.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 KZT1,047.21	$2.15 ZAR36.72	+5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 KZT930.16	$2.88 ZAR49.30	+58.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 KZT24,724.22	$35.87 ZAR613.80	-25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,630.75	$7.78 ZAR133.10	+51.6%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 0.7% more for clothing

	Astana	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.32 KZT27,347.18	$50.50 ZAR864.09	-5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.64 KZT17,253.65	$33.12 ZAR566.83	-1.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.14 KZT42,123.38	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.48 KZT43,837.16	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	+1.1%
Average			+0.7%

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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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