Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 35.5% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR148.73
|
$9.92
RUB849.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR79.32
|
$4.92
RUB421.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.60
|
$1.10
RUB94.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.73
|
$0.60
RUB51.38
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.03
|
$0.63
RUB54.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR65.04
|
$4.72
RUB404.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR81.79
|
$3.62
RUB310.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR41.46
|
$1.74
RUB149.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.80
|
$2.18
RUB187.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.31
|
$0.64
RUB54.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.90
|
$0.69
RUB58.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.79
RUB67.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.55
|
$1.56
RUB133.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.46
|
$0.19
RUB16.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.14
|
$0.20
RUB17.38
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR88.10
|
$2.31
RUB198.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,140.25
|
$29.87
RUB2,558.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR338,457.32
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,811,258.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR204.75
|
$5.69
RUB487.28
|
|
pay 24.0% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR737.46
|
$6.03
RUB516.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,436.44
|
$881.83
RUB75,534.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,374.93
|
$532.09
RUB45,577.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,451.86
|
$90.54
RUB7,755.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,897.46
|
$484.25
RUB41,479.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR67,312.20
|
$11,553.80
RUB989,662.92
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR40.65
|
$3.28
RUB281.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.30
|
$2.63
RUB225.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR49.58
|
$2.52
RUB215.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR594.34
|
$32.93
RUB2,820.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR126.42
|
$5.47
RUB468.54
|
|
pay 50.7% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR864.84
|
$98.68
RUB8,453.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR621.61
|
$46.53
RUB3,985.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,554.30
|
$117.96
RUB10,104.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,718.58
|
$114.14
RUB9,777.10
|
|
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