Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 28.3% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Greece, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.71
|
$6.72
R128.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
$4.39
R83.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.88
R16.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.66
R12.57
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
Greece
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.83
R15.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$3.17
R60.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.18
|
$3.87
R73.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
$1.68
R31.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.35
|
$1.92
R36.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.61
R11.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.56
R10.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.53
R10.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.63
R11.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.50
R9.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.51
R9.70
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
Greece
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.11
|
$4.68
R89.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.06
|
$45.23
R862.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
$17,020.94
R324,388.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.00
|
$10.97
R208.98
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Greece
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
$46.98
R895.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€395.30
|
$315.25
R6,008.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€330.22
|
$329.30
R6,275.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
$73.25
R1,395.98
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
Greece
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€314.14
|
$210.41
R4,010.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
$3,579.40
R68,216.95
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$1.92
R36.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$1.64
R31.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
$2.74
R52.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.65
|
$34.50
R657.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.15
|
$5.48
R104.49
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Greece
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
$42.41
R808.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
$35.03
R667.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
$76.75
R1,462.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€91.36
|
$87.03
R1,658.71
|
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