Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 13.4% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Harare, you would:
pay 20.4% more for restaurants
Harare
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Harare
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
Harare
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
|
pay 21.0% more for housing
Harare
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
|
pay 38.3% less for childcare
Harare
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
|
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