Cost of living comparison
Italy is 79.5% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Italy instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R128.00
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R83.59
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.82
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.57
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 76.5% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.85
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R60.49
|
$7.20
€6.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R73.82
|
$4.88
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.94
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.62
|
$4.47
€4.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.68
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.66
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R10.11
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.94
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.50
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.70
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 44.6% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R89.22
|
$8.02
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R862.04
|
$38.40
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R324,388.79
|
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R208.98
|
$18.65
€17.17
|
|
pay 53.5% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R895.33
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R6,008.17
|
$608.10
€560.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,275.92
|
$488.80
€450.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,395.98
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R4,010.00
|
$459.30
€422.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R68,216.95
|
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
|
pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.57
|
$4.83
€4.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R31.30
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R52.24
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R657.54
|
$51.79
€47.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R104.49
|
$9.32
€8.58
|
|
pay 35.6% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R808.26
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R667.57
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,462.80
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,658.71
|
$114.84
€105.76
|
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