Cost of living comparison

South Africa

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Maldives

Male vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Male is 38.5% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% more in Male
Groceries: pay 61.3% more in Male
Transportation: pay 3.5% less in Male
Housing: pay 79.5% more in Male
Childcare: pay 12.3% less in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Male
Clothing: pay 4.5% more in Male

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

Male vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.1% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR141.00	$5.56 MVR85.89	-35.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR82.25	$9.80 MVR151.57	+94.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR17.64	$1.45 MVR22.37	+33.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR13.90	$0.31 MVR4.72	-64.2%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 61.3% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR17.31	$1.59 MVR24.59	+49.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR65.91	$4.58 MVR70.73	+13.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR76.73	$6.95 MVR107.42	+47.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR40.38	$1.76 MVR27.28	-28.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR34.46	$2.82 MVR43.54	+33.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.41	$1.84 MVR28.42	+141.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR11.62	$1.73 MVR26.74	+142.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.23	$1.96 MVR30.36	+161.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.41	$1.48 MVR22.92	+94.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR9.72	$0.70 MVR10.82	+17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR8.90	$0.55 MVR8.48	+0.5%
Average			+61.3%

Pretoria vs. Male - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR81.50	$3.54 MVR54.74	-29.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,777.63	$28.91 MVR447.02	-83.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR329K	$32,679.74 MVR505K	+62.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR211.49	$17.65 MVR272.82	+36.1%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 79.5% more for housing

	Pretoria	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR599.70	$81.15 MVR1,254.65	+120.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,655.02	$965.87 MVR14,932.32	+136.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR6,705.16	$678.10 MVR10,483.50	+65.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,592.60	$93.30 MVR1,442.38	-4.4%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 12.3% less for childcare

	Pretoria	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,308.71	$165.36 MVR2,556.46	-18.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR62,367.36	$3,587.42 MVR55,461.49	-6.2%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR37.60	$4.74 MVR73.26	+105.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR35.00	$3.31 MVR51.15	+54.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR47.00	$13.07 MVR202.09	+353.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR585.18	$80.61 MVR1,246.23	+124.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR126.90	$9.80 MVR151.57	+26.0%
Average			+132.8%

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pay 4.5% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR823.79	$43.03 MVR665.22	-14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR540.39	$56.86 MVR879.10	+71.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,453.05	$90.20 MVR1,394.43	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,409.96	$51.74 MVR799.95	-40.1%
Average			+4.5%

Pretoria vs. Male - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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