Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 29.3% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Pretoria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.72
|
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.96
|
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.11
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€25,068.30
|
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.38
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€637.14
|
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€524.62
|
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€144.54
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€372.76
|
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,768.32
|
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.45
|
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.79
|
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€73.12
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€89.59
|
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
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