Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 11.4% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 48.3% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Pretoria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
$6.72
R126.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.18
|
$4.39
R82.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
$0.88
R16.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.66
R12.39
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.78
|
$0.83
R15.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.05
|
$3.17
R59.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.57
|
$3.87
R72.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
$1.68
R31.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
$1.92
R36.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$0.61
R11.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
$0.56
R10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
$0.53
R9.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$0.63
R11.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.50
R9.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
$0.51
R9.56
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.73
|
$4.68
R87.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.37
|
$45.23
R849.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,321.44
|
$17,020.94
R319,655.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.07
|
$10.97
R205.93
|
|
pay 19.0% more for housing
Beijing
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.61
|
$46.98
R882.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,368.28
|
$315.25
R5,920.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,599.76
|
$329.30
R6,184.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.73
|
$73.25
R1,375.61
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,892.84
|
$210.41
R3,951.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,211.01
|
$3,579.40
R67,221.52
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.55
|
$1.92
R36.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.69
|
$1.64
R30.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
$2.74
R51.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.62
|
$34.50
R647.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.29
|
$5.48
R102.97
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥501.22
|
$42.41
R796.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.95
|
$35.03
R657.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥648.33
|
$76.75
R1,441.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.97
|
$87.03
R1,634.51
|
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