Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Saint John's instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.62
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.24
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.43
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.89
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.88
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.09
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.65
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.38
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.38
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.84
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.63
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.25
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.45
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.87
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR839.30
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,829.98
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR203.47
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Pretoria
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR871.71
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,849.65
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,110.34
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,359.15
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,904.20
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,417.09
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.47
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR640.19
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR786.93
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR649.96
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,424.20
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,614.95
|
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