Cost of living comparison

Bolivia

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South Africa

Pretoria vs. Sucre Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 73.2% more expensive than Sucre.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 50.7% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 96.3% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 67.3% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 33.8% more in Pretoria

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing in Pretoria are more expensive than in Sucre. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

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Pretoria vs. Sucre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Sucre	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.53 BOB17.93	$9.01 ZAR148.66	+487.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.63 BOB42.45	$5.41 ZAR89.20	+49.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BOB9.68	$1.06 ZAR17.48	+28.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 BOB6.34	$0.85 ZAR14.04	+56.9%
Average			+173.5%

Sucre vs. Pretoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.7% more for groceries

	Sucre	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 BOB15.83	$1.10 ZAR18.21	-18.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.05 BOB23.98	$4.18 ZAR68.94	+103.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 BOB36.79	$4.45 ZAR73.36	+41.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BOB15.19	$2.47 ZAR40.74	+90.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.15 BOB13.49	$2.23 ZAR36.86	+93.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB9.55	$0.79 ZAR13.10	-2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 BOB4.56	$0.74 ZAR12.22	+89.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 BOB3.82	$0.79 ZAR13.11	+143.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 BOB15.22	$0.72 ZAR11.92	-44.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 BOB2.28	$0.50 ZAR8.18	+154.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 BOB3.82	$0.54 ZAR8.93	+65.9%
Average			+50.7%

Sucre vs. Pretoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 96.3% more for transportation

	Sucre	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.74 BOB32.04	$5.75 ZAR94.81	+109.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,391.94 ZAR584K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 BOB49.26	$6.55 ZAR108.03	+55.5%
Average			+96.3%

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pay 67.3% more for housing

	Sucre	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.62 BOB252.82	$36.83 ZAR607.50	+70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.54 BOB5,419.86	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	-2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.77 BOB3,329.62	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	+42.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.83 BOB126.67	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	+966.1%
Average			+67.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Sucre	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.92 BOB1,273.54	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	+139.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,821.75 ZAR129K
Average			+139.4%

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pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Sucre	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 BOB24.79	$2.55 ZAR42.12	+20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 BOB21.14	$2.25 ZAR37.17	+24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.18 BOB13.80	$3.25 ZAR53.60	+175.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.25 BOB341.96	$31.49 ZAR519.46	+7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 BOB65.34	$7.21 ZAR118.93	+29.0%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 33.8% more for clothing

	Sucre	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.00 BOB420.93	$53.03 ZAR874.71	+47.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$32.00 ZAR527.89
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 BOB841.85	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	+27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.00 BOB760.01	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	+27.5%
Average			+33.8%

Sucre vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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