Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 36.6% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Pretoria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.85
|
$6.72
ZAR124.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.73
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.66
ZAR12.24
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Pretoria
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.83
ZAR15.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$3.17
ZAR58.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.09
|
$3.87
ZAR71.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$1.68
ZAR31.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$1.92
ZAR35.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.61
ZAR11.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.56
ZAR10.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.53
ZAR9.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.63
ZAR11.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.50
ZAR9.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.51
ZAR9.45
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.54
|
$4.68
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.74
|
$45.23
ZAR839.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,843.75
|
$17,020.94
ZAR315,829.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.69
|
$10.97
ZAR203.47
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Douglas
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.33
|
$46.98
ZAR871.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£870.56
|
$315.25
ZAR5,849.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£725.24
|
$329.30
ZAR6,110.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.61
|
$73.25
ZAR1,359.15
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£669.45
|
$210.41
ZAR3,904.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,132.81
|
$3,579.40
ZAR66,417.09
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.89
|
$1.64
ZAR30.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.90
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.25
|
$34.50
ZAR640.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.93
|
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.18
|
$42.41
ZAR786.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.17
|
$35.03
ZAR649.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.32
|
$76.75
ZAR1,424.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.32
|
$87.03
ZAR1,614.95
|
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