Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 55.4% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of London, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
London
|
Pretoria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.91
|
$6.72
R126.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.29
|
$4.39
R82.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$0.88
R16.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$0.66
R12.39
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
London
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
$0.83
R15.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.26
|
$3.17
R59.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.64
|
$3.87
R72.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.82
|
$1.68
R31.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.04
|
$1.92
R36.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$0.61
R11.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.56
R10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.53
R9.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$0.63
R11.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.50
R9.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.51
R9.56
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
London
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.61
|
$4.68
R87.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£159.14
|
$45.23
R849.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,865.88
|
$17,020.94
R319,655.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.28
|
$10.97
R205.93
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
London
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.02
|
$46.98
R882.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,062.44
|
$315.25
R5,920.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,422.21
|
$329.30
R6,184.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£229.21
|
$73.25
R1,375.61
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
London
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,558.15
|
$210.41
R3,951.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,924.63
|
$3,579.40
R67,221.52
|
|
pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.97
|
$1.92
R36.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.41
|
$1.64
R30.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.93
|
$2.74
R51.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.43
|
$34.50
R647.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.94
|
$5.48
R102.97
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
London
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.23
|
$42.41
R796.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.20
|
$35.03
R657.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.75
|
$76.75
R1,441.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£96.24
|
$87.03
R1,634.51
|
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