Cost of living comparison
China is 31.5% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in China instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R126.40
|
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R82.55
|
$5.25
CN¥37.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.61
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.42
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.65
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R59.73
|
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R72.90
|
$7.41
CN¥53.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.54
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.16
|
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.54
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.53
|
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R9.98
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.79
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.38
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.58
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R88.11
|
$4.64
CN¥33.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R851.28
|
$21.41
CN¥154.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R320,338.99
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,758.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R206.37
|
$4.14
CN¥29.98
|
|
pay 28.3% less for housing
Pretoria
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R884.15
|
$14.28
CN¥103.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R5,933.16
|
$401.04
CN¥2,902.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,197.57
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,378.56
|
$39.51
CN¥285.95
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R3,959.94
|
$456.56
CN¥3,303.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R67,365.31
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,432.37
|
|
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.11
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R30.91
|
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R51.59
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R649.33
|
$42.27
CN¥305.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R103.19
|
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R798.17
|
$51.26
CN¥370.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R659.24
|
$33.18
CN¥240.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,444.53
|
$80.69
CN¥583.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,638.00
|
$76.44
CN¥553.15
|
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