Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 34.0% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Rome, you would:
pay 51.9% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.79
|
$8.17
ZAR142.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
$4.36
ZAR76.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.02
|
$0.91
ZAR15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.04
|
$0.70
ZAR12.23
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.70
|
$0.99
ZAR17.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.31
|
$3.57
ZAR62.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.80
|
$4.49
ZAR78.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.55
|
$2.28
ZAR39.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.64
|
$1.97
ZAR34.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.62
ZAR10.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.60
ZAR10.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.86
|
$0.61
ZAR10.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.05
|
$0.69
ZAR12.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$0.52
ZAR9.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.56
ZAR9.74
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.77
|
$4.84
ZAR84.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€34.52
|
$62.65
ZAR1,095.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,357.84
|
$18,595.53
ZAR325,096.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.27
|
$11.25
ZAR196.67
|
|
pay 34.1% less for housing
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€27.36
|
$40.52
ZAR708.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,067.15
|
$408.57
ZAR7,142.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€657.23
|
$350.25
ZAR6,123.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€160.01
|
$79.77
ZAR1,394.55
|
|
pay 60.5% less for childcare
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€470.61
|
$214.13
ZAR3,743.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€8,936.01
|
$3,698.27
ZAR64,655.00
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.93
|
$2.23
ZAR39.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.45
|
$1.83
ZAR31.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.92
|
$2.72
ZAR47.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€56.64
|
$32.65
ZAR570.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.86
|
$6.95
ZAR121.43
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€61.30
|
$47.52
ZAR830.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.20
|
$34.15
ZAR597.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€73.85
|
$85.40
ZAR1,492.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€94.15
|
$94.42
ZAR1,650.74
|
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