Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 13.4% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$8.17
ZAR147.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$4.36
ZAR78.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA875
|
$0.91
ZAR16.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA809
|
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
Dakar
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$0.99
ZAR17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
$3.57
ZAR64.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
$4.49
ZAR81.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$2.28
ZAR41.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
$1.97
ZAR35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$0.60
ZAR10.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA579
|
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.52
ZAR9.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.56
ZAR10.07
|
|
pay 22.6% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
$4.84
ZAR87.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
$62.65
ZAR1,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
$18,595.53
ZAR336,103.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
$11.25
ZAR203.33
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Dakar
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
$40.52
ZAR732.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
$408.57
ZAR7,384.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
$350.25
ZAR6,330.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
$79.77
ZAR1,441.76
|
|
pay 37.1% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
$214.13
ZAR3,870.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
$3,698.27
ZAR66,844.00
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
$2.23
ZAR40.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
$1.83
ZAR33.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
$32.65
ZAR590.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$6.95
ZAR125.54
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
$47.52
ZAR858.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
$34.15
ZAR617.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
$85.40
ZAR1,543.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
$94.42
ZAR1,706.62
|
|
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