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Pretoria vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 47.1% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 40.2% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 18.4% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 5.9% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 27.0% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.8% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Pretoria

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

Pretoria vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.2% more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$8.64 ZAR147.89	+15.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$5.04 ZAR86.27	-32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG365.59	$1.08 ZAR18.50	+77.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 SDG255.54	$0.85 ZAR14.58	+100.6%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 18.4% less for groceries

	Khartoum	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SDG812.06	$1.06 ZAR18.16	-21.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.23 SDG4,351.00	$4.04 ZAR69.13	-44.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,687.65	$4.70 ZAR80.48	-23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,716.50	$2.48 ZAR42.36	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 SDG1,773.57	$2.11 ZAR36.15	-28.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.24 SDG1,345.11	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-66.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 SDG341.97	$0.71 ZAR12.19	+25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 SDG691.83	$0.75 ZAR12.83	-34.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SDG510.40	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-10.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG360.22	$0.60 ZAR10.20	-0.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 SDG286.09	$0.55 ZAR9.34	+14.7%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 5.9% more for transportation

	Khartoum	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 SDG3,025.12	$5.00 ZAR85.49	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.52 SDG6,929.49	$12.96 ZAR221.84	+12.5%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 27.0% more for housing

	Khartoum	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,193.66	$36.76 ZAR629.04	-47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$613.36 SDG368,938.67	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$290.18 SDG174,541.94	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	+41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,729.50	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	+147.5%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.25 SDG54,286.37	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	+124.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,960.95 SDG1,179,510.34	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	+95.0%
Average			+109.8%

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pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,203.00	$2.30 ZAR39.44	+15.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 SDG1,231.10	$2.15 ZAR36.72	+4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 SDG902.25	$2.88 ZAR49.30	+92.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,050.00	$35.87 ZAR613.80	+7.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$7.78 ZAR133.10	+94.5%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.83 SDG8,922.58	$50.50 ZAR864.09	+240.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$33.12 ZAR566.83
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,082.50	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	+61.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 SDG31,578.75	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	+64.6%
Average			+122.3%

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