Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 42.6% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Praia, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE451.18
|
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE526.38
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE143.52
|
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE97.01
|
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Praia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE125.47
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE552.86
|
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE368.15
|
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE243.30
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE175.09
|
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE136.43
|
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE100.05
|
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE100.05
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.57
|
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.77
|
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
|
pay 36.8% more for transportation
Praia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE583.50
|
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,303.41
|
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
|
pay 54.2% more for housing
Praia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,982.32
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE25,065.57
|
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,151.66
|
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,364.92
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,739.99
|
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE108,283.27
|
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE230.89
|
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE151.05
|
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE451.18
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,840.76
|
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Praia
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE12,031.47
|
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
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