Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 53.8% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Paris, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$6.72
ZAR125.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$4.39
ZAR81.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$0.88
ZAR16.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.52
|
$0.66
ZAR12.33
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
Paris
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
$0.83
ZAR15.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.05
|
$3.17
ZAR59.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$3.87
ZAR72.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
$1.68
ZAR31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.98
|
$1.92
ZAR35.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$0.61
ZAR11.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.56
ZAR10.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$0.53
ZAR9.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$0.63
ZAR11.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.50
ZAR9.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.51
ZAR9.51
|
|
pay 43.4% less for transportation
Paris
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$4.68
ZAR87.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.27
|
$45.23
ZAR845.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
$17,020.94
ZAR318,079.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.45
|
$10.97
ZAR204.92
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Paris
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$46.98
ZAR877.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,343.55
|
$315.25
ZAR5,891.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€969.49
|
$329.30
ZAR6,153.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€158.49
|
$73.25
ZAR1,368.83
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
Paris
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€775.39
|
$210.41
ZAR3,932.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,872.18
|
$3,579.40
ZAR66,890.12
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.18
|
$1.92
ZAR35.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$1.64
ZAR30.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.78
|
$2.74
ZAR51.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.68
|
$34.50
ZAR644.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$5.48
ZAR102.46
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Paris
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.18
|
$42.41
ZAR792.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.22
|
$35.03
ZAR654.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.42
|
$76.75
ZAR1,434.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.79
|
$87.03
ZAR1,626.45
|
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