Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 32.9% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
$8.17
ZAR147.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
$4.36
ZAR78.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
$0.91
ZAR16.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
$0.99
ZAR17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
$3.57
ZAR64.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
$4.49
ZAR81.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
$2.28
ZAR41.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
$1.97
ZAR35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
$0.60
ZAR10.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
$0.52
ZAR9.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
$0.56
ZAR10.07
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
$4.84
ZAR87.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
$62.65
ZAR1,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
$18,595.53
ZAR336,103.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
$11.25
ZAR203.33
|
|
pay 8.1% less for housing
San Jose
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
$40.52
ZAR732.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
$408.57
ZAR7,384.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
$350.25
ZAR6,330.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
$79.77
ZAR1,441.76
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
$214.13
ZAR3,870.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
$3,698.27
ZAR66,844.00
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
$2.23
ZAR40.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
$1.83
ZAR33.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
$32.65
ZAR590.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
$6.95
ZAR125.54
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
$47.52
ZAR858.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
$34.15
ZAR617.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
$85.40
ZAR1,543.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
$94.42
ZAR1,706.62
|
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