Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 2.6 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of India, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
India
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.89
|
$6.72
R128.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.59
|
$4.39
R83.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.41
|
$0.88
R16.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.50
|
$0.66
R12.57
|
|
pay 86.1% more for groceries
India
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
$0.83
R15.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.44
|
$3.17
R60.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.99
|
$3.87
R73.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.68
|
$1.68
R31.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.58
|
$1.92
R36.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.42
|
$0.61
R11.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.58
|
$0.56
R10.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹37.00
|
$0.53
R10.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.24
|
$0.63
R11.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.62
|
$0.50
R9.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.79
|
$0.51
R9.70
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
India
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.70
|
$4.68
R89.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹700.11
|
$45.23
R862.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,098,157.11
|
$17,020.94
R324,388.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.46
|
$10.97
R208.98
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
India
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹705.05
|
$46.98
R895.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,544.59
|
$315.25
R6,008.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,148.89
|
$329.30
R6,275.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,184.14
|
$73.25
R1,395.98
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
India
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,979.25
|
$210.41
R4,010.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,852.32
|
$3,579.40
R68,216.95
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.44
|
$1.92
R36.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.15
|
$1.64
R31.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.47
|
$2.74
R52.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,425.46
|
$34.50
R657.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.53
|
$5.48
R104.49
|
|
pay 91.6% more for clothing
India
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,125.57
|
$42.41
R808.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,242.63
|
$35.03
R667.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,450.64
|
$76.75
R1,462.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,570.46
|
$87.03
R1,658.71
|
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