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Pretoria vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 3.0% cheaper than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 51.7% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 14.8% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 36.7% less in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 58.5% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.0% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Pretoria

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

Pretoria vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.7% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SAR30.00	$8.64 ZAR147.89	+8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.00	$5.04 ZAR86.27	-37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$1.08 ZAR18.50	+43.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 SAR1.10	$0.85 ZAR14.58	+191.8%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 14.8% less for groceries

	Riyadh	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 SAR4.91	$1.06 ZAR18.16	-18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR16.00	$4.04 ZAR69.13	-5.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 SAR23.37	$4.70 ZAR80.48	-24.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 SAR10.53	$2.48 ZAR42.36	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 SAR17.52	$2.11 ZAR36.15	-54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.85	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.71 ZAR12.19	-6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$0.75 ZAR12.83	-8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SAR2.63	$0.76 ZAR13.02	+8.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$0.60 ZAR10.20	+2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.48	$0.55 ZAR9.34	-17.6%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Riyadh	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.65	$5.00 ZAR85.49	+116.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR140.01	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	+356.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR125,009.97	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	-39.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.40 SAR69.01	$12.96 ZAR221.84	-29.5%
Average			+101.0%

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pay 36.7% less for housing

	Riyadh	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.49 SAR279.42	$36.76 ZAR629.04	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.33	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	-63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$846.11 SAR3,173.60	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	-51.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR307.85	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	+18.9%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 58.5% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.83 SAR1,732.23	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,810.75 SAR36,798.39	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	-61.0%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$2.30 ZAR39.44	+23.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 SAR15.39	$2.15 ZAR36.72	-47.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.33 SAR27.50	$2.88 ZAR49.30	-60.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$104.43 SAR391.70	$35.87 ZAR613.80	-65.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR57.50	$7.78 ZAR133.10	-49.3%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR221.34	$50.50 ZAR864.09	-14.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.27 SAR241.07	$33.12 ZAR566.83	-48.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.52 SAR414.53	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	-19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.25 SAR368.53	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	-12.0%
Average			-23.6%

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