Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 3.2 times more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R126.40
|
$26.69
A$41.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R82.55
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.61
|
$2.70
A$4.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.42
|
$2.13
A$3.28
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.65
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R59.73
|
$6.42
A$9.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R72.90
|
$6.48
A$9.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.54
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.16
|
$3.63
A$5.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.54
|
$1.47
A$2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.53
|
$1.13
A$1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R9.98
|
$1.60
A$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.79
|
$2.47
A$3.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.38
|
$1.17
A$1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.58
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R88.11
|
$5.45
A$8.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R851.28
|
$100.08
A$154.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R320,338.99
|
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R206.37
|
$15.93
A$24.56
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R884.15
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R5,933.16
|
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,197.57
|
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,378.56
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R3,959.94
|
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R67,365.31
|
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.11
|
$8.01
A$12.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R30.91
|
$3.74
A$5.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R51.59
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R649.33
|
$64.70
A$99.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R103.19
|
$13.34
A$20.57
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R798.17
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R659.24
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,444.53
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,638.00
|
$183.19
A$282.35
|
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