Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 37.3% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Prague, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
Kč243.86
|
$6.72
R129.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
Kč210.60
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
Kč41.63
|
$0.88
R17.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
Kč32.70
|
$0.66
R12.73
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Prague
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
Kč40.50
|
$0.83
R16.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
Kč154.07
|
$3.17
R61.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
Kč109.55
|
$3.87
R74.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
Kč81.96
|
$1.68
R32.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
Kč102.08
|
$1.92
R37.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
Kč20.41
|
$0.61
R11.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
Kč19.13
|
$0.56
R10.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
Kč23.19
|
$0.53
R10.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
Kč38.35
|
$0.63
R12.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
Kč11.50
|
$0.50
R9.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
Kč11.74
|
$0.51
R9.82
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Prague
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
Kč165.92
|
$4.68
R90.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
Kč609.64
|
$45.23
R872.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
Kč665,059.33
|
$17,020.94
R328,415.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
Kč298.17
|
$10.97
R211.57
|
|
pay 30.0% less for housing
Prague
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
Kč620.70
|
$46.98
R906.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
Kč25,169.47
|
$315.25
R6,082.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
Kč18,822.43
|
$329.30
R6,353.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
Kč5,951.56
|
$73.25
R1,413.32
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Prague
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
Kč19,155.09
|
$210.41
R4,059.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
Kč315,193.78
|
$3,579.40
R69,063.84
|
|
pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Kč55.42
|
$1.92
R37.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
Kč75.98
|
$1.64
R31.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
Kč159.61
|
$2.74
R52.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
Kč1,428.31
|
$34.50
R665.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
Kč264.92
|
$5.48
R105.79
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
Prague
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
Kč2,205.66
|
$42.41
R818.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
Kč1,001.91
|
$35.03
R675.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
Kč2,292.29
|
$76.75
R1,480.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
Kč2,705.58
|
$87.03
R1,679.30
|
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