Cost of living comparison
Quito is 15.2% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Quito instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R128.00
|
$3.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R83.59
|
$7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.82
|
$0.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.57
|
$0.63
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.85
|
$1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R60.49
|
$2.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R73.82
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.94
|
$1.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.62
|
$2.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.68
|
$0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.66
|
$0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R10.11
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.94
|
$0.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.50
|
$0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.70
|
$0.48
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R89.22
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R862.04
|
$17.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R324,388.79
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R208.98
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 14.4% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R895.33
|
$37.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R6,008.17
|
$458.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,275.92
|
$251.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,395.98
|
$29.49
|
|
pay 57.2% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R4,010.00
|
$252.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R68,216.95
|
$6,961.11
|
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.57
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R31.30
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R52.24
|
$5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R657.54
|
$41.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R104.49
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R808.26
|
$53.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R667.57
|
$45.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,462.80
|
$100.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,658.71
|
$86.25
|
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