Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 30.3% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
$6.72
ZAR125.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$4.39
ZAR81.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
$0.88
ZAR16.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
$0.66
ZAR12.33
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
$0.83
ZAR15.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
$3.17
ZAR59.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
$3.87
ZAR72.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
$1.68
ZAR31.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
$1.92
ZAR35.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
$0.61
ZAR11.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
$0.56
ZAR10.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
$0.53
ZAR9.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
$0.63
ZAR11.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
$0.50
ZAR9.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
$0.51
ZAR9.51
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
$4.68
ZAR87.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
$45.23
ZAR845.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
$17,020.94
ZAR318,079.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$10.97
ZAR204.92
|
|
pay 61.2% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
$46.98
ZAR877.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
$315.25
ZAR5,891.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
$329.30
ZAR6,153.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
$73.25
ZAR1,368.83
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
$210.41
ZAR3,932.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
$3,579.40
ZAR66,890.12
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
$1.92
ZAR35.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
$1.64
ZAR30.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
$2.74
ZAR51.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
$34.50
ZAR644.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$5.48
ZAR102.46
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
$42.41
ZAR792.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
$35.03
ZAR654.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
$76.75
ZAR1,434.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
$87.03
ZAR1,626.45
|
|
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