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Kingstown vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 45.3% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 89.3% more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 63.7% more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 7.6% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 40.7% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% more in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 26.3% more in Kingstown

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Kingstown are more expensive than in Pretoria. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Kingstown. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

Kingstown vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingstown instead of Pretoria, you would:

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pay 89.3% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.89	$7.40 EC$20.00	-14.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR86.27	$11.10 EC$30.00	+120.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.50	$2.22 EC$6.00	+105.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.58	$2.10 EC$5.67	+146.1%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Pretoria	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.16	$2.04 EC$5.50	+91.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR69.13	$5.79 EC$15.65	+43.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.48	$12.14 EC$32.81	+158.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.36	$4.60 EC$12.44	+85.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.15	$2.19 EC$5.91	+3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$3.99 EC$10.78	+424.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.19	$1.31 EC$3.54	+84.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.83	$4.02 EC$10.87	+436.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$2.39 EC$6.45	+213.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.20	$1.78 EC$4.81	+198.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.34	$1.47 EC$3.98	+170.0%
Average			+173.6%

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pay 63.7% more for transportation

	Pretoria	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.49	$11.87 EC$32.09	+137.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	$49.95 EC$135.00	-70.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	$37,927.14 EC$102,500.00	+88.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.84	$25.90 EC$70.00	+99.8%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 7.6% less for housing

	Pretoria	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR629.04	$55.50 EC$150.00	+51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	$333.02 EC$900.00	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	$323.77 EC$875.00	-21.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	$56.59 EC$152.94	-42.0%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 40.7% less for childcare

	Pretoria	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	$120.26 EC$325.00	-40.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	??
Average			-40.7%

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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.44	$1.85 EC$5.00	-19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.72	$4.07 EC$11.00	+89.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.30	$4.07 EC$11.00	+41.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR613.80	$32.38 EC$87.50	-9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR133.10	$4.63 EC$12.50	-40.5%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 26.3% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR864.09	$64.75 EC$175.00	+28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR566.83	$61.98 EC$167.50	+87.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	$74.00 EC$200.00	-16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	$92.51 EC$250.00	+7.0%
Average			+26.3%

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