Cost of living comparison

Qatar

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South Africa

Pretoria vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 31.7% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 13.1% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 61.5% less in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 43.7% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.1% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 17.4% less in Pretoria

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

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Pretoria vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.8% less for restaurants

	Doha	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.16	$9.01 ZAR148.66	-6.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.14	$5.41 ZAR89.20	-34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$1.06 ZAR17.48	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$0.85 ZAR14.04	+104.0%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 13.1% less for groceries

	Doha	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.07	$1.10 ZAR18.21	-20.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.58	$4.18 ZAR68.94	-25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.19	$4.45 ZAR73.36	-44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.49	$2.47 ZAR40.74	-27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$2.23 ZAR36.86	-37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$0.79 ZAR13.10	-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.74 ZAR12.22	-10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$0.79 ZAR13.11	+13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$0.72 ZAR11.92	+29.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.59	$0.50 ZAR8.18	+13.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.54 ZAR8.93	+21.7%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Doha	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$5.75 ZAR94.81	+169.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.46	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	+547.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.31	$6.55 ZAR108.03	-64.4%
Average			+118.3%

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pay 61.5% less for housing

	Doha	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.45	$36.83 ZAR607.50	-57.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,946.15	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,312.64	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	-65.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.83	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	+77.0%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 43.7% less for childcare

	Doha	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,456.14	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	-61.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,161.31	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	-18.6%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.71	$2.55 ZAR42.12	-79.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.49	$2.25 ZAR37.17	-61.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.61	$3.25 ZAR53.60	-49.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR459.80	$31.49 ZAR519.46	-74.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.21	$7.21 ZAR118.93	-41.6%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 17.4% less for clothing

	Doha	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.85	$53.03 ZAR874.71	-12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.41	$32.00 ZAR527.89	-40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.40	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.54	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	-2.9%
Average			-17.4%

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