Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 3.2% more expensive than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.77
CFPF1,526
|
$6.72
ZAR124.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.93
CFPF1,322
|
$4.39
ZAR81.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
CFPF244
|
$0.88
ZAR16.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CFPF120
|
$0.66
ZAR12.21
|
|
pay 63.7% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
CFPF262
|
$0.83
ZAR15.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CFPF564
|
$3.17
ZAR58.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.00
CFPF1,108
|
$3.87
ZAR71.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.91
CFPF545
|
$1.68
ZAR31.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
CFPF672
|
$1.92
ZAR35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CFPF191
|
$0.61
ZAR11.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
CFPF130
|
$0.56
ZAR10.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
CFPF369
|
$0.53
ZAR9.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
CFPF255
|
$0.63
ZAR11.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
CFPF253
|
$0.50
ZAR9.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CFPF114
|
$0.51
ZAR9.42
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
CFPF541
|
$4.68
ZAR86.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
CFPF3,063
|
$45.23
ZAR837.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,954.82
CFPF2,654,611
|
$17,020.94
ZAR315,040.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.97
ZAR202.96
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.73
CFPF11,163
|
$46.98
ZAR869.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,163.19
CFPF128,902
|
$315.25
ZAR5,835.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$921.34
CFPF102,100
|
$329.30
ZAR6,095.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.39
CFPF11,457
|
$73.25
ZAR1,355.76
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$210.41
ZAR3,894.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$921.34
CFPF102,100
|
$3,579.40
ZAR66,251.08
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.13
CFPF679
|
$1.92
ZAR35.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.53
CFPF391
|
$1.64
ZAR30.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.23
CFPF1,355
|
$2.74
ZAR50.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.13
CFPF4,337
|
$34.50
ZAR638.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.90
CFPF1,429
|
$5.48
ZAR101.48
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.25
CFPF13,436
|
$42.41
ZAR784.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$90.04
CFPF9,979
|
$35.03
ZAR648.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.35
CFPF15,774
|
$76.75
ZAR1,420.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.25
CFPF13,436
|
$87.03
ZAR1,610.91
|
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