Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 8.7% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Manila, you would:
pay 23.9% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$6.72
ZAR125.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
$4.39
ZAR81.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.14
|
$0.88
ZAR16.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.39
|
$0.66
ZAR12.33
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Manila
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
$0.83
ZAR15.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.12
|
$3.17
ZAR59.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.34
|
$3.87
ZAR72.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
$1.68
ZAR31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.02
|
$1.92
ZAR35.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.37
|
$0.61
ZAR11.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.91
|
$0.56
ZAR10.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.70
|
$0.53
ZAR9.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.20
|
$0.63
ZAR11.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.63
|
$0.50
ZAR9.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.31
|
$0.51
ZAR9.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.65
|
$4.68
ZAR87.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱717.90
|
$45.23
ZAR845.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
$17,020.94
ZAR318,079.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱158.89
|
$10.97
ZAR204.92
|
|
pay 6.5% less for housing
Manila
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
$46.98
ZAR877.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
$315.25
ZAR5,891.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
$329.30
ZAR6,153.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
$73.25
ZAR1,368.83
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
Manila
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
$210.41
ZAR3,932.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
$3,579.40
ZAR66,890.12
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.35
|
$1.92
ZAR35.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱179.95
|
$1.64
ZAR30.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$2.74
ZAR51.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
$34.50
ZAR644.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱358.95
|
$5.48
ZAR102.46
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Manila
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
$42.41
ZAR792.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
$35.03
ZAR654.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
$76.75
ZAR1,434.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
$87.03
ZAR1,626.45
|
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