Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 39.6% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 54.9% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$541.41
|
$6.72
R128.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$393.75
|
$4.39
R83.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.18
|
$0.88
R16.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$56.98
|
$0.66
R12.57
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$96.98
|
$0.83
R15.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$221.60
|
$3.17
R60.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$162.00
|
$3.87
R73.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$138.27
|
$1.68
R31.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$167.42
|
$1.92
R36.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.61
|
$0.61
R11.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.22
|
$0.56
R10.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.34
|
$0.53
R10.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.50
|
$0.63
R11.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.43
|
$0.50
R9.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.39
|
$0.51
R9.70
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$286.16
|
$4.68
R89.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,771.89
|
$45.23
R862.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,575,012.08
|
$17,020.94
R324,388.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$733.37
|
$10.97
R208.98
|
|
pay 25.0% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,554.61
|
$46.98
R895.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$22,855.58
|
$315.25
R6,008.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$18,867.97
|
$329.30
R6,275.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,246.04
|
$73.25
R1,395.98
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,453.23
|
$210.41
R4,010.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$273,535.30
|
$3,579.40
R68,216.95
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$118.13
|
$1.92
R36.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$148.86
|
$1.64
R31.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$182.11
|
$2.74
R52.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,937.44
|
$34.50
R657.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$364.22
|
$5.48
R104.49
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,868.01
|
$42.41
R808.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,766.97
|
$35.03
R667.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,565.17
|
$76.75
R1,462.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,291.91
|
$87.03
R1,658.71
|
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