Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.2 times more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 28.3% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.31
|
$7.57
¥1,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.18
|
$5.30
¥811
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.33
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.21
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.40
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.74
|
$7.12
¥1,090
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.70
|
$5.46
¥835
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.02
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.56
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.35
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.36
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.82
|
$3.33
¥509
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.60
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.23
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.42
|
$1.79
¥273
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.65
|
$4.77
¥730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR837.20
|
$75.67
¥11,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,040.55
|
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR202.96
|
$28.75
¥4,401
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR869.53
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,835.02
|
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,095.06
|
$671.52
¥102,787
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,355.76
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,894.44
|
$616.16
¥94,312
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,251.08
|
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.52
|
$4.16
¥637
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.40
|
$3.54
¥542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.74
|
$4.54
¥695
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR638.59
|
$72.81
¥11,144
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.48
|
$13.62
¥2,085
|
|
pay 9.3% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR784.96
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR648.34
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,420.64
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,610.91
|
$103.70
¥15,873
|
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