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Pretoria vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 8.3% cheaper than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 37.8% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 53.1% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 36.7% less in Pretoria
Housing: pay 38.6% less in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.3% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Pretoria

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

Pretoria vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 37.8% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$8.64 ZAR147.89	-37.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$5.04 ZAR86.27	-54.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.08 ZAR18.50	-47.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.85 ZAR14.58	-10.9%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 53.1% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.06 ZAR18.16	-61.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.04 ZAR69.13	-0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$4.70 ZAR80.48	-44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$2.48 ZAR42.36	-53.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$2.11 ZAR36.15	-42.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-74.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.71 ZAR12.19	-35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.75 ZAR12.83	-79.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-79.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.60 ZAR10.20	-54.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.55 ZAR9.34	-57.9%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 36.7% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$5.00 ZAR85.49	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	-14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$12.96 ZAR221.84	-74.8%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 38.6% less for housing

	Saint John's	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$36.76 ZAR629.04	-52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	-61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	-39.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	-1.4%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	+106.6%
Average			+106.6%

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pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.30 ZAR39.44	+24.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.15 ZAR36.72	-45.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.88 ZAR49.30
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$35.87 ZAR613.80	-41.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$7.78 ZAR133.10	+25.5%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$50.50 ZAR864.09	+1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$33.12 ZAR566.83
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	+20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94
Average			+10.7%

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