Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 29.5% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩10,983
|
$8.17
ZAR147.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
$4.36
ZAR78.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,066
|
$0.91
ZAR16.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,113
|
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
|
pay 60.9% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
$0.99
ZAR17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,203
|
$3.57
ZAR64.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,098
|
$4.49
ZAR81.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
$2.28
ZAR41.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,445
|
$1.97
ZAR35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,225
|
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,130
|
$0.60
ZAR10.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,495
|
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,678
|
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,584
|
$0.52
ZAR9.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,917
|
$0.56
ZAR10.07
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,350
|
$4.84
ZAR87.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,156
|
$62.65
ZAR1,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
$18,595.53
ZAR336,103.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,780
|
$11.25
ZAR203.33
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
Seoul
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
$40.52
ZAR732.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
$408.57
ZAR7,384.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩716,290
|
$350.25
ZAR6,330.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
$79.77
ZAR1,441.76
|
|
pay 63.1% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩517,038
|
$214.13
ZAR3,870.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
$3,698.27
ZAR66,844.00
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩4,992
|
$2.23
ZAR40.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,250
|
$1.83
ZAR33.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩71,330
|
$32.65
ZAR590.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩14,977
|
$6.95
ZAR125.54
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
$47.52
ZAR858.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
$34.15
ZAR617.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
$85.40
ZAR1,543.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩172,382
|
$94.42
ZAR1,706.62
|
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