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Pretoria vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 3.4% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 28.8% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 19.1% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 76.7% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 9.5% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 55.1% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 7.3% more in Pretoria

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

Pretoria vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 28.8% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2500	$8.64 ZAR147.89	-17.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$5.04 ZAR86.27	-37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$1.08 ZAR18.50	-33.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.85 ZAR14.58	-26.8%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 19.1% less for groceries

	Santiago	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$1.06 ZAR18.16	-31.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	$4.04 ZAR69.13	-21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$4.70 ZAR80.48	+4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$2.48 ZAR42.36	-38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$2.11 ZAR36.15	-29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-16.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.71 ZAR12.19	+1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$0.75 ZAR12.83	-18.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-9.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.60 ZAR10.20	-24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.55 ZAR9.34	-26.6%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 76.7% more for transportation

	Santiago	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$5.00 ZAR85.49	-4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	+305.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF454.2600	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	+5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$12.96 ZAR221.84	+0.8%
Average			+76.7%

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pay 9.5% more for housing

	Santiago	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	$36.76 ZAR629.04	+68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.8900	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	-18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF10.0300	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	-3.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5400	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	-9.1%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 55.1% less for childcare

	Santiago	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.2000	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	-53.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF211.1100	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	-57.2%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$2.30 ZAR39.44	-26.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$2.15 ZAR36.72	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$2.88 ZAR49.30	-48.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7600	$35.87 ZAR613.80	+11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$7.78 ZAR133.10	+23.5%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 7.3% more for clothing

	Santiago	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2700	$50.50 ZAR864.09	-6.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7300	$33.12 ZAR566.83	+7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7400	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	+21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.9200	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	+6.5%
Average			+7.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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