Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.1 times more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Prague instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 91.0% more for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R126.40
|
$10.29
Kč244.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R82.55
|
$8.89
Kč211.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.61
|
$1.76
Kč41.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.42
|
$1.38
Kč32.84
|
|
pay 71.1% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.65
|
$1.71
Kč40.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R59.73
|
$6.50
Kč154.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R72.90
|
$4.62
Kč110.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.54
|
$3.46
Kč82.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.16
|
$4.31
Kč102.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.54
|
$0.86
Kč20.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.53
|
$0.81
Kč19.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R9.98
|
$0.98
Kč23.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.79
|
$1.62
Kč38.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.38
|
$0.49
Kč11.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.58
|
$0.50
Kč11.79
|
|
pay 21.5% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R88.11
|
$7.00
Kč166.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R851.28
|
$25.72
Kč612.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R320,338.99
|
$28,062.17
Kč667,918.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R206.37
|
$12.58
Kč299.45
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R884.15
|
$26.19
Kč623.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R5,933.16
|
$1,062.03
Kč25,277.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,197.57
|
$794.21
Kč18,903.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,378.56
|
$251.13
Kč5,977.15
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R3,959.94
|
$808.25
Kč19,237.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R67,365.31
|
$13,299.60
Kč316,549.01
|
|
pay 88.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.11
|
$2.34
Kč55.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R30.91
|
$3.21
Kč76.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R51.59
|
$6.73
Kč160.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R649.33
|
$60.27
Kč1,434.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R103.19
|
$11.18
Kč266.05
|
|
pay 49.3% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R798.17
|
$93.07
Kč2,215.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R659.24
|
$42.28
Kč1,006.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,444.53
|
$96.72
Kč2,302.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,638.00
|
$114.16
Kč2,717.22
|
|
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