Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.1 times more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 79.8% more for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.91
R130.89
|
$17.81
£13.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
R58.17
|
$7.97
£6.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R13.53
|
$1.86
£1.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
R10.08
|
$1.35
£1.04
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
R13.55
|
$1.37
£1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
R52.16
|
$3.82
£2.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
R61.07
|
$4.80
£3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
R26.39
|
$2.67
£2.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
R29.12
|
$3.55
£2.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R10.73
|
$1.16
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
R9.31
|
$0.72
£0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
R10.20
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
R9.04
|
$1.17
£0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
R9.54
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
R7.88
|
$0.65
£0.50
|
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pay 50.4% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
R57.71
|
$6.75
£5.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$88.07
R1,163.48
|
$100.97
£78.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,612.69
R285,538.19
|
$26,928.94
£20,805.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
R115.38
|
$18.13
£14.01
|
|
pay 91.4% more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.81
R856.20
|
$43.51
£33.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.53
R5,225.64
|
$1,061.39
£820.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$373.57
R4,935.48
|
$877.47
£677.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.34
R1,140.68
|
$168.66
£130.31
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.26
R3,028.93
|
$1,257.47
£971.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,361.68
R70,836.37
|
$17,904.66
£13,833.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
R29.09
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
R27.15
|
$3.81
£2.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.30
R43.63
|
$15.26
£11.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
R524.78
|
$47.17
£36.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
R89.69
|
$13.49
£10.42
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
R740.15
|
$79.67
£61.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.74
R472.14
|
$41.25
£31.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.18
R1,231.04
|
$85.80
£66.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.16
R1,270.47
|
$86.00
£66.45
|
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