Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 72.2% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 97.7% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
Pretoria
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
|
pay 51.1% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
|
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