Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 80.5% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 74.2% more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND10.030
|
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.870
|
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.110
|
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
|
pay 94.5% more for groceries
Tunis
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND16.070
|
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.450
|
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND5.040
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.200
|
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.650
|
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.730
|
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.050
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.570
|
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.600
|
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND120,374.250
|
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.930
|
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
|
pay 83.0% more for housing
Tunis
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND73.180
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND763.740
|
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND534.330
|
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND135.110
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
|
pay 77.8% more for childcare
Tunis
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND294.760
|
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND9,074.880
|
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND5.020
|
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.630
|
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND94.110
|
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND15.050
|
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
Tunis
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND135.600
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND168.410
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND280.870
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND241.340
|
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
|
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