Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 96.5% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
|
pay 77.7% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
|
pay 46.7% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
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