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St. George's vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 8.5% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 51.6% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 53.6% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 17.3% less in St. George's
Housing: pay 25.9% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 55.8% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in St. George's

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in St. George's are more expensive than in Pretoria. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Pretoria, you would:

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pay 51.6% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.89	$7.40 EC$20.00	-14.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR86.27	$8.33 EC$22.50	+65.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.50	$1.85 EC$5.00	+71.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.58	$1.57 EC$4.25	+84.5%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 53.6% more for groceries

	Pretoria	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.16	$1.69 EC$4.57	+59.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR69.13	$5.00 EC$13.52	+23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.48	$14.71 EC$39.75	+212.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.36	$4.07 EC$11.00	+64.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.15	$2.60 EC$7.04	+23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$1.20 EC$3.25	+58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.19	$0.84 EC$2.27	+17.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.83	$0.79 EC$2.13	+5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$1.34 EC$3.63	+76.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.20	$0.71 EC$1.91	+18.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.34	$0.71 EC$1.91	+29.3%
Average			+53.6%

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

	Pretoria	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.49	$5.12 EC$13.85	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	$37.00 EC$100.00	-78.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	+23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.84	??
Average			-17.3%

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pay 25.9% more for housing

	Pretoria	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR629.04	$46.87 EC$126.67	+27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	+42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	$289.85 EC$783.33	-29.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	$159.51 EC$431.09	+63.4%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 55.8% less for childcare

	Pretoria	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	$55.50 EC$150.00	-72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-39.0%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.44	$2.04 EC$5.50	-11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.72	$4.44 EC$12.00	+106.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.30	$1.85 EC$5.00	-35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR613.80	$37.00 EC$100.00	+3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR133.10	$11.10 EC$30.00	+42.7%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Pretoria	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR864.09	$25.90 EC$70.00	-48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR566.83	$44.40 EC$120.00	+34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	$42.55 EC$115.00	-52.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	$75.85 EC$205.00	-12.2%
Average			-19.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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