Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 68.6% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$6.72
R129.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$0.88
R17.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$0.66
R12.73
|
|
pay 80.7% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$0.83
R16.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$3.17
R61.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$3.87
R74.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$1.68
R32.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$1.92
R37.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$0.61
R11.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.56
R10.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$0.53
R10.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$0.63
R12.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.50
R9.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.51
R9.82
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$4.68
R90.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$45.23
R872.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$17,020.94
R328,415.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$10.97
R211.57
|
|
pay 74.1% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$46.98
R906.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$315.25
R6,082.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$329.30
R6,353.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$73.25
R1,413.32
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$210.41
R4,059.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$3,579.40
R69,063.84
|
|
pay 75.0% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$1.92
R37.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$1.64
R31.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$2.74
R52.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$34.50
R665.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$5.48
R105.79
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$42.41
R818.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$35.03
R675.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$76.75
R1,480.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$87.03
R1,679.30
|
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