Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. South Africa
  3. Pretoria
  4. Niue
  5. Alofi
  6. Comparison
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If you lived in Alofi instead of Pretoria, you would:
local_dining

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

  Pretoria help_outline Alofi  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.26
R95.90
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.63
R47.95
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
R11.29
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.65
R8.60
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Pretoria vs. Alofi - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay (unknown) more for groceries

  Pretoria help_outline Alofi  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.85
R11.19
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.08
R40.74
??
Milk (1 gallon) $3.99
R52.69
??
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.83
R24.13
??
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.83
R24.16
??
Apples (1 lb) $0.72
R9.48
??
Bananas (1 lb) $0.64
R8.42
??
Oranges (1 lb) $0.64
R8.50
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Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.53
R7.03
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Potatoes (1 lb) $0.57
R7.48
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Onions (1 lb) $0.47
R6.24
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Pretoria vs. Alofi - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay (unknown) more for transportation

  Pretoria help_outline Alofi  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.64
R48.03
??
Monthly public transit pass $81.66
R1,078.86
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,477.50
R257,328.87
??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $6.71
R88.71
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Pretoria vs. Alofi - Cost of transportation
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home

pay (unknown) more for housing

  Pretoria help_outline Alofi  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $53.32
R704.46
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $317.25
R4,191.45
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $308.03
R4,069.56
??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $70.72
R934.26
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Pretoria vs. Alofi - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay (unknown) more for childcare

  Pretoria help_outline Alofi  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $188.24
R2,486.98
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,538.20
R59,956.83
??
Pretoria vs. Alofi - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

  Pretoria help_outline Alofi  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.94
R25.57
??
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.68
R22.18
??
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.72
R35.96
??
Monthly membership at local gym $33.69
R445.10
??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.90
R77.92
??
Pretoria vs. Alofi - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay (unknown) more for clothing

  Pretoria help_outline Alofi  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $47.22
R623.81
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $31.22
R412.49
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $81.64
R1,078.61
??
Men's business shoes (leather) $75.30
R994.81
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Pretoria vs. Alofi - Cost of clothing
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