Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 4.3% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.87
|
$6.72
R129.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$36.01
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.55
|
$0.88
R17.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.74
|
$0.66
R12.73
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
Brasilia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.37
|
$0.83
R16.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$24.08
|
$3.17
R61.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$22.01
|
$3.87
R74.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.89
|
$1.68
R32.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.48
|
$1.92
R37.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$4.05
|
$0.61
R11.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.78
|
$0.56
R10.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.25
|
$0.53
R10.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.62
|
$0.63
R12.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.49
|
$0.50
R9.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.45
|
$0.51
R9.82
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.86
|
$4.68
R90.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$262.83
|
$45.23
R872.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$123,472.25
|
$17,020.94
R328,415.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$46.77
|
$10.97
R211.57
|
|
pay 40.0% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$111.59
|
$46.98
R906.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$2,001.75
|
$315.25
R6,082.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,161.18
|
$329.30
R6,353.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$342.02
|
$73.25
R1,413.32
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,996.13
|
$210.41
R4,059.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$49,650.81
|
$3,579.40
R69,063.84
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.29
|
$1.92
R37.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.43
|
$1.64
R31.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.35
|
$2.74
R52.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$124.39
|
$34.50
R665.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$39.10
|
$5.48
R105.79
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$239.38
|
$42.41
R818.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$236.55
|
$35.03
R675.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$395.35
|
$76.75
R1,480.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$325.66
|
$87.03
R1,679.30
|
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