Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 24.2% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Baku, you would:
pay 13.4% more for restaurants
Baku
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
|
pay 35.3% more for groceries
Baku
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Baku
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
|
pay 68.4% more for housing
Baku
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
|
pay 23.2% less for childcare
Baku
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Baku
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
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