Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 39.0% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R128.00
|
$3.25
E£152.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R83.59
|
$4.23
E£197.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.82
|
$0.25
E£11.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.57
|
$0.15
E£6.85
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.85
|
$0.59
E£27.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R60.49
|
$1.73
E£81.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R73.82
|
$3.44
E£160.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.94
|
$1.46
E£68.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.62
|
$2.41
E£112.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.68
|
$0.53
E£24.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.66
|
$0.24
E£11.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R10.11
|
$0.16
E£7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.94
|
$0.14
E£6.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.50
|
$0.15
E£7.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.70
|
$0.14
E£6.65
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R89.22
|
$1.24
E£57.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R862.04
|
$11.39
E£532.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R324,388.79
|
$26,600.33
E£1,243,565.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R208.98
|
$1.37
E£63.89
|
|
pay 64.6% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R895.33
|
$14.42
E£674.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R6,008.17
|
$173.02
E£8,088.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,275.92
|
$100.76
E£4,710.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,395.98
|
$18.76
E£877.03
|
|
pay 38.7% less for childcare
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R4,010.00
|
$113.41
E£5,302.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R68,216.95
|
$2,460.81
E£115,043.04
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.57
|
$1.63
E£76.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R31.30
|
$1.71
E£80.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R52.24
|
$1.79
E£83.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R657.54
|
$19.91
E£930.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R104.49
|
$3.90
E£182.54
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R808.26
|
$38.38
E£1,794.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R667.57
|
$36.15
E£1,690.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,462.80
|
$88.16
E£4,121.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,658.71
|
$42.66
E£1,994.58
|
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