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Pretoria vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 0.6% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 10.0% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 37.6% less in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 71.1% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.1% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Pretoria

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Pretoria are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Pretoria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.3% more for restaurants

	Doha	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.24 QAR29.94	$8.64 ZAR147.89	+4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 QAR25.95	$5.04 ZAR86.27	-29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 QAR3.19	$1.08 ZAR18.50	+23.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$0.85 ZAR14.58	+186.4%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 10.0% less for groceries

	Doha	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 QAR5.51	$1.06 ZAR18.16	-30.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 QAR20.25	$4.04 ZAR69.13	-27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.92 QAR28.77	$4.70 ZAR80.48	-40.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.13	$2.48 ZAR42.36	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 QAR12.75	$2.11 ZAR36.15	-39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 QAR3.44	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 QAR2.63	$0.71 ZAR12.19	-1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 QAR2.66	$0.75 ZAR12.83	+2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.35	$0.76 ZAR13.02	+17.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 QAR1.77	$0.60 ZAR10.20	+22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 QAR1.83	$0.55 ZAR9.34	+8.3%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Doha	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.15 QAR7.80	$5.00 ZAR85.49	+132.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.46 QAR99.79	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	+520.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,456.90 QAR99,792.70	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.77 QAR71.85	$12.96 ZAR221.84	-34.4%
Average			+147.9%

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pay 37.6% less for housing

	Doha	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.14 QAR316.72	$36.76 ZAR629.04	-57.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,630.25 QAR5,925.19	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,149.49 QAR4,177.86	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	-64.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.04	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	+46.6%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 71.1% less for childcare

	Doha	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$836.08 QAR3,038.77	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	-75.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,413.33 QAR41,482.01	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	-66.5%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR39.92	$2.30 ZAR39.44	-79.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15 QAR18.73	$2.15 ZAR36.72	-58.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.45	$2.88 ZAR49.30	-55.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.52 QAR441.68	$35.87 ZAR613.80	-70.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.36 QAR44.91	$7.78 ZAR133.10	-37.0%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Doha	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.08 QAR229.27	$50.50 ZAR864.09	-20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.90 QAR203.17	$33.12 ZAR566.83	-40.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.01 QAR374.39	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	-13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.59 QAR332.87	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	-5.6%
Average			-19.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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