Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 28.5% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
Saipan
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$6.72
ZAR125.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.39
ZAR81.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.88
ZAR16.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$0.66
ZAR12.33
|
|
pay 47.2% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$0.83
ZAR15.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$3.17
ZAR59.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$3.87
ZAR72.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$1.68
ZAR31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$1.92
ZAR35.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
ZAR11.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.56
ZAR10.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
ZAR9.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
ZAR11.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$0.50
ZAR9.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
ZAR9.51
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$4.68
ZAR87.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.23
ZAR845.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,020.94
ZAR318,079.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$10.97
ZAR204.92
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
Saipan
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$46.98
ZAR877.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$315.25
ZAR5,891.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$329.30
ZAR6,153.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$73.25
ZAR1,368.83
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
Saipan
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$210.41
ZAR3,932.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$3,579.40
ZAR66,890.12
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.92
ZAR35.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$1.64
ZAR30.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.74
ZAR51.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$34.50
ZAR644.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$5.48
ZAR102.46
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
Saipan
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$42.41
ZAR792.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$35.03
ZAR654.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$76.75
ZAR1,434.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$87.03
ZAR1,626.45
|
|
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