Cost of living comparison

Seychelles

compared to

South Africa

Pretoria vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 30.7% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 55.1% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 44.1% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 70.5% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 46.5% less in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 27.6% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.9% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 11.5% more in Pretoria

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

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Pretoria vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.1% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.02 SCR252.68	$9.01 ZAR148.66	-50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 SCR177.21	$5.41 ZAR89.20	-57.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 SCR32.48	$1.06 ZAR17.48	-54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 SCR37.29	$0.85 ZAR14.04	-68.0%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 44.1% less for groceries

	Victoria	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 SCR24.47	$1.10 ZAR18.21	-36.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.56 SCR218.25	$4.18 ZAR68.94	-73.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 SCR102.03	$4.45 ZAR73.36	-38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.80 SCR53.37	$2.47 ZAR40.74	-35.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 SCR39.54	$2.23 ZAR36.86	-20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR14.33	$0.79 ZAR13.10	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 SCR17.57	$0.74 ZAR12.22	-40.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 SCR15.28	$0.79 ZAR13.11	-27.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 SCR39.95	$0.72 ZAR11.92	-74.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SCR12.38	$0.50 ZAR8.18	-43.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR11.59	$0.54 ZAR8.93	-34.5%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 70.5% more for transportation

	Victoria	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 SCR85.81	$5.75 ZAR94.81	-6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.37 SCR468.01	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	+432.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,759.63 SCR375K	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$6.55 ZAR108.03
Average			+70.5%

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pay 46.5% less for housing

	Victoria	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	$36.83 ZAR607.50	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	-49.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	+8.8%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 27.6% more for childcare

	Victoria	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	+80.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,698.34 SCR122K	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	-10.1%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 SCR56.30	$2.55 ZAR42.12	-36.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.00 SCR56.12	$2.25 ZAR37.17	-43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.19 SCR339.29	$3.25 ZAR53.60	-86.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	$31.49 ZAR519.46	-59.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 SCR101.07	$7.21 ZAR118.93	+0.1%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 11.5% more for clothing

	Victoria	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.23 SCR522.21	$53.03 ZAR874.71	+42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.74 SCR347.02	$32.00 ZAR527.89	+29.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	-17.9%
Average			+11.5%

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