Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 28.5% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.54
€12.56
|
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
€8.54
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.17
|
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
€1.65
|
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
€4.90
|
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.33
|
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
€3.40
|
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
€6.52
|
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€27,128.02
|
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.18
€9.44
|
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
|
pay 24.7% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.32
€26.28
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$729.51
€676.80
|
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.65
€483.04
|
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$228.75
€212.22
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.86
€418.29
|
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,560.19
€6,086.22
|
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.51
|
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.90
€5.47
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.45
€52.37
|
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.49
€81.17
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
€32.71
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.51
€81.19
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.02
€93.72
|
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
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