Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 5.6% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 35.2% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R126.13
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R82.37
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.57
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.39
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 65.1% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.62
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R59.60
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R72.75
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.47
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.08
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.51
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.51
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R9.96
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.77
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.36
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.56
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R87.92
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R849.46
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R319,655.26
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R205.93
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R882.26
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R5,920.50
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,184.34
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,375.61
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
Pretoria
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R3,951.49
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R67,221.52
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.04
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R30.84
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R51.48
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R647.94
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R102.97
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 67.5% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R796.46
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R657.83
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,441.45
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,634.51
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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