Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 39.3% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R129.59
|
$8.62
₽809.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R17.03
|
$1.02
₽95.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.73
|
$0.57
₽53.60
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R16.05
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R61.24
|
$5.18
₽485.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R74.74
|
$4.02
₽377.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R32.33
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R37.07
|
$2.00
₽187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.83
|
$0.62
₽58.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.80
|
$0.53
₽50.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R10.24
|
$0.70
₽65.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R12.09
|
$1.40
₽131.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.62
|
$0.27
₽25.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.82
|
$0.26
₽24.82
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R90.33
|
$2.47
₽232.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R872.74
|
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R328,415.94
|
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R211.57
|
$3.94
₽370.04
|
|
pay 40.3% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R906.44
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R6,082.76
|
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,353.84
|
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,413.32
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R4,059.78
|
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R69,063.84
|
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R37.03
|
$3.08
₽289.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R31.69
|
$2.57
₽241.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R52.89
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R665.70
|
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R105.79
|
$6.16
₽578.19
|
|
pay 61.1% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R818.29
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R675.86
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,480.96
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,679.30
|
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
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