Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 41.3% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Rome, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.57
|
$6.72
R126.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.39
R82.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$0.88
R16.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.66
R12.42
|
|
pay 48.7% less for groceries
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$0.83
R15.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$3.17
R59.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$3.87
R72.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$1.68
R31.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$1.92
R36.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.61
R11.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.56
R10.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.53
R9.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.63
R11.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.50
R9.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.51
R9.58
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.20
|
$4.68
R88.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.10
|
$45.23
R851.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$17,020.94
R320,338.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$10.97
R206.37
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
$46.98
R884.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
$315.25
R5,933.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€726.16
|
$329.30
R6,197.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
$73.25
R1,378.56
|
|
pay 59.7% less for childcare
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.32
|
$210.41
R3,959.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
$3,579.40
R67,365.31
|
|
pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.92
R36.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$1.64
R30.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$2.74
R51.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.79
|
$34.50
R649.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$5.48
R103.19
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
$42.41
R798.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
$35.03
R659.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
$76.75
R1,444.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.25
|
$87.03
R1,638.00
|
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