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Pretoria vs. Havana Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 55.6% more expensive than Havana.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 26.3% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 74.6% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 13.0% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 14.9% more in Pretoria

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, clothing, childcare, and restaurants in Pretoria are more expensive than in Havana. Notably, entertainment and sports and transportation are significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Havana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Havana, you would:

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pay 4.4% more for restaurants

	Havana	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$8.64 ZAR147.89	+96.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$5.04 ZAR86.27	+0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$1.08 ZAR18.50	-47.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CUC1.25	$0.85 ZAR14.58	-31.8%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 26.3% less for groceries

	Havana	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CUC1.22	$1.06 ZAR18.16	-12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 CUC2.89	$4.04 ZAR69.13	+40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.68 CUC10.68	$4.70 ZAR80.48	-56.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 CUC4.15	$2.48 ZAR42.36	-40.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 CUC2.49	$2.11 ZAR36.15	-15.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-66.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CUC0.59	$0.71 ZAR12.19	+20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 CUC1.36	$0.75 ZAR12.83	-44.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 CUC0.95	$0.60 ZAR10.20	-37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 CUC1.17	$0.55 ZAR9.34	-53.4%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Havana	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CUC4.77	$5.00 ZAR85.49	+4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	+581.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	-66.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.60 CUC6.60	$12.96 ZAR221.84	+96.4%
Average			+153.9%

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pay 74.6% more for housing

	Havana	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$36.76 ZAR629.04	-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.37 CUC251.37	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	+62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.73 CUC322.73	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	+27.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.15 CUC27.15	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	+259.6%
Average			+74.6%

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pay 13.0% more for childcare

	Havana	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	+81.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	-55.0%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Havana	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$2.30 ZAR39.44	+15.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 CUC1.01	$2.15 ZAR36.72	+112.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	$2.88 ZAR49.30	-28.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 CUC37.75	$35.87 ZAR613.80	-5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 CUC1.00	$7.78 ZAR133.10	+677.8%
Average			+154.5%

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pay 14.9% more for clothing

	Havana	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.75 CUC34.75	$50.50 ZAR864.09	+45.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.75 CUC37.75	$33.12 ZAR566.83	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 CUC75.00	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	+18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 CUC80.00	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	+8.0%
Average			+14.9%

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