Cost of living comparison
India is 47.4% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in India instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R129.59
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R17.03
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.73
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
Pretoria
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R16.05
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R61.24
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R74.74
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R32.33
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R37.07
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.83
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.80
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R10.24
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R12.09
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.62
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.82
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R90.33
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R872.74
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R328,415.94
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R211.57
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 70.1% less for housing
Pretoria
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R906.44
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R6,082.76
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,353.84
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,413.32
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
Pretoria
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R4,059.78
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R69,063.84
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R37.03
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R31.69
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R52.89
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R665.70
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R105.79
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R818.29
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R675.86
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,480.96
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,679.30
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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