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Pretoria vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 90.4% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 6.3% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 63.0% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 38.8% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.2% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 14.3% more in Pretoria

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and clothing in Pretoria are more expensive than in Damascus. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 6.3% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SYP104,016	$8.64 ZAR147.89	+8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 SYP78,012	$5.04 ZAR86.27	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SYP17,769	$1.08 ZAR18.50	-20.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,683	$0.85 ZAR14.58	+3.7%
Average			-6.3%

Damascus vs. Pretoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.0% more for groceries

	Damascus	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SYP6,447	$1.06 ZAR18.16	+114.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 SYP20,885	$4.04 ZAR69.13	+151.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 SYP48,876	$4.70 ZAR80.48	+25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 SYP24,801	$2.48 ZAR42.36	+29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 SYP42,227	$2.11 ZAR36.15	-35.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 SYP5,857	$0.76 ZAR13.02	+68.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SYP9,879	$0.71 ZAR12.19	-6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,389	$0.75 ZAR12.83	+52.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 SYP4,423	$0.76 ZAR13.02	+123.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,162	$0.60 ZAR10.20	+86.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 SYP3,890	$0.55 ZAR9.34	+82.4%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Damascus	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.62 SYP203,114	$5.00 ZAR85.49	-68.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	+901.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	+34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 SYP91,014	$12.96 ZAR221.84	+85.2%
Average			+238.3%

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pay 38.8% more for housing

	Damascus	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SYP715,110	$36.76 ZAR629.04	-33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	+67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	+133.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	-12.0%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.17 SYP639,265	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	+312.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	+124.3%
Average			+218.4%

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pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SYP20,803	$2.30 ZAR39.44	+44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 SYP25,137	$2.15 ZAR36.72	+11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$2.88 ZAR49.30	-4.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.25 SYP211,282	$35.87 ZAR613.80	+120.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$7.78 ZAR133.10	+159.3%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 14.3% more for clothing

	Damascus	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.25 SYP575,338	$50.50 ZAR864.09	+14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.25 SYP536,332	$33.12 ZAR566.83	-19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50 SYP747,615	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	+54.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	+8.0%
Average			+14.3%

Damascus vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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