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Pretoria vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 22.4% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 37.1% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 14.5% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 26.1% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 20.1% less in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 64.4% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Pretoria

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 37.1% less for restaurants

	Prague	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 CZK245.43	$8.52 ZAR155.34	-19.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 CZK196.34	$4.68 ZAR85.39	-44.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 CZK40.29	$1.01 ZAR18.38	-42.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 CZK32.14	$0.81 ZAR14.81	-41.6%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 14.5% less for groceries

	Prague	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 CZK32.90	$1.07 ZAR19.58	-24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.99 CZK138.56	$3.70 ZAR67.40	-38.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 CZK91.54	$4.91 ZAR89.58	+24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 CZK59.15	$2.35 ZAR42.79	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 CZK90.53	$2.08 ZAR37.86	-47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 CZK17.70	$0.69 ZAR12.59	-9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 CZK16.92	$0.68 ZAR12.48	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CZK20.66	$0.73 ZAR13.23	-18.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 CZK34.09	$0.75 ZAR13.73	-48.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 CZK13.28	$0.64 ZAR11.66	+11.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 CZK12.64	$0.58 ZAR10.63	+6.6%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 26.1% more for transportation

	Prague	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.13 CZK141.75	$5.05 ZAR92.16	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.35 CZK539.94	$65.32 ZAR1,190.95	+179.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,475.49 CZK589,029.03	$19,084.78 ZAR347,963.39	-25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.99 CZK300.40	$8.78 ZAR160.00	-32.5%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 20.1% less for housing

	Prague	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.68 CZK454.94	$39.13 ZAR713.47	+98.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.35 CZK26,089.08	$416.34 ZAR7,590.99	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$837.45 CZK19,363.04	$379.25 ZAR6,914.66	-54.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.37 CZK5,164.54	$86.03 ZAR1,568.54	-61.5%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 64.4% less for childcare

	Prague	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$713.18 CZK16,489.78	$216.65 ZAR3,950.09	-69.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,763.21 CZK271,981.82	$4,800.41 ZAR87,523.44	-59.2%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 CZK55.47	$2.39 ZAR43.50	-0.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.08 CZK71.14	$2.00 ZAR36.39	-35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.54 CZK151.18	$2.95 ZAR53.85	-54.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.73 CZK1,473.59	$34.21 ZAR623.74	-46.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 CZK245.43	$7.81 ZAR142.40	-26.4%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Prague	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.44 CZK1,906.13	$49.09 ZAR894.97	-40.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.17 CZK836.34	$34.65 ZAR631.72	-4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.56 CZK2,140.14	$92.30 ZAR1,682.86	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.10 CZK2,568.82	$98.31 ZAR1,792.39	-11.5%
Average			-14.1%

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