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Seychelles

Victoria vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 44.2% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 78.8% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 41.3% less in Victoria
Housing: pay 86.9% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 21.6% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.4% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Victoria

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Victoria are more expensive than in Pretoria. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and clothing are lower in Victoria. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Victoria.

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Victoria vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Victoria instead of Pretoria, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 ZAR148.66	$18.02 SCR252.68	+99.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 ZAR89.20	$12.63 SCR177.21	+133.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 ZAR17.48	$2.32 SCR32.48	+118.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.04	$2.66 SCR37.29	+212.3%
Average			+122.7%

Pretoria vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.8% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 ZAR18.21	$1.74 SCR24.47	+58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18 ZAR68.94	$15.56 SCR218.25	+272.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 ZAR73.36	$7.27 SCR102.03	+63.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 ZAR40.74	$3.80 SCR53.37	+54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 ZAR36.86	$2.82 SCR39.54	+26.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.10	$1.02 SCR14.33	+28.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZAR12.22	$1.25 SCR17.57	+69.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.11	$1.09 SCR15.28	+37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR11.92	$2.85 SCR39.95	+294.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ZAR8.18	$0.88 SCR12.38	+77.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ZAR8.93	$0.83 SCR11.59	+52.6%
Average			+78.8%

Pretoria vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.3% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 ZAR94.81	$6.12 SCR85.81	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	$33.37 SCR468.01	-81.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	$26,759.63 SCR375K	-24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.55 ZAR108.03	??
Average			-41.3%

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pay 86.9% more for housing

	Pretoria	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.83 ZAR607.50	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	+276.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	+110.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	+98.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	-8.1%
Average			+86.9%

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pay 21.6% less for childcare

	Pretoria	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	-44.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	$8,698.34 SCR122K	+11.2%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 88.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ZAR42.12	$4.01 SCR56.30	+57.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ZAR37.17	$4.00 SCR56.12	+77.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 ZAR53.60	$24.19 SCR339.29	+644.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.49 ZAR519.46	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	+148.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 ZAR118.93	$7.21 SCR101.07	-0.1%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.03 ZAR874.71	$37.23 SCR522.21	-29.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.00 ZAR527.89	$24.74 SCR347.02	-22.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	+21.7%
Average			-10.3%

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