Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 24.7% cheaper than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.3% less in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 19.2% less in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 3.7% more in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 22.5% less in Pretoria
- Childcare
-
pay 54.2% less in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 38.2% less in Pretoria
- Clothing
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pay 17.2% less in Pretoria
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Pretoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Athens, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Pretoria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.51
|
$8.52
ZAR159.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.31
|
$4.68
ZAR87.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.99
|
$1.01
ZAR18.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.53
|
$0.81
ZAR15.16
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Athens
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.23
|
$1.07
ZAR20.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.36
|
$3.70
ZAR69.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€6.07
|
$4.91
ZAR91.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.34
|
$2.35
ZAR43.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.72
|
$2.08
ZAR38.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.90
|
$0.69
ZAR12.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.68
ZAR12.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$0.73
ZAR13.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$0.75
ZAR14.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.51
|
$0.58
ZAR10.88
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
Athens
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.37
|
$5.05
ZAR94.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.96
|
$65.32
ZAR1,219.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€29,320.18
|
$19,084.78
ZAR356,327.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.41
|
$8.78
ZAR163.85
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
Athens
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€31.41
|
$39.13
ZAR730.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€612.45
|
$416.34
ZAR7,773.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€537.80
|
$379.25
ZAR7,080.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€148.04
|
$86.03
ZAR1,606.24
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
Athens
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€446.97
|
$216.65
ZAR4,045.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,346.71
|
$4,800.41
ZAR89,627.22
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.17
|
$2.39
ZAR44.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.58
|
$2.00
ZAR37.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.71
|
$2.95
ZAR55.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€47.63
|
$34.21
ZAR638.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.31
|
$7.81
ZAR145.82
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Athens
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€83.10
|
$49.09
ZAR916.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.98
|
$34.65
ZAR646.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€90.47
|
$92.30
ZAR1,723.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€111.34
|
$98.31
ZAR1,835.48
|
|
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