Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 28.4% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.8% more in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 2.8% less in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 2.7 times more in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 38.5% less in Pretoria
- Childcare
-
pay 38.4% more in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.1% more in Pretoria
- Clothing
-
pay 21.3% less in Pretoria
The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Pretoria are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Pretoria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 26.8% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB804.45
|
$8.52
ZAR151.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB836.00
|
$4.68
ZAR83.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB105.25
|
$1.01
ZAR17.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB67.33
|
$0.81
ZAR14.44
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB161.10
|
$1.07
ZAR19.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB650.73
|
$3.70
ZAR65.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB814.99
|
$4.91
ZAR87.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB355.19
|
$2.35
ZAR41.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB757.01
|
$2.08
ZAR36.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB442.63
|
$0.69
ZAR12.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB67.89
|
$0.68
ZAR12.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB144.57
|
$0.73
ZAR12.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB51.83
|
$0.75
ZAR13.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB41.73
|
$0.64
ZAR11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB106.48
|
$0.58
ZAR10.37
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB654.25
|
$5.05
ZAR89.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,340.75
|
$65.32
ZAR1,161.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,351,875.00
|
$19,084.78
ZAR339,376.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB491.38
|
$8.78
ZAR156.05
|
|
pay 38.5% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,949.17
|
$39.13
ZAR695.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB86,491.78
|
$416.34
ZAR7,403.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB56,679.17
|
$379.25
ZAR6,744.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,737.69
|
$86.03
ZAR1,529.83
|
|
pay 38.4% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,923.53
|
$216.65
ZAR3,852.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,888,127.08
|
$4,800.41
ZAR85,363.69
|
|
pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB134.07
|
$2.39
ZAR42.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB154.15
|
$2.00
ZAR35.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB536.30
|
$2.95
ZAR52.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,146.52
|
$34.21
ZAR608.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB898.30
|
$7.81
ZAR138.88
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,480.29
|
$49.09
ZAR872.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB10,077.97
|
$34.65
ZAR616.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,593.09
|
$92.30
ZAR1,641.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,998.06
|
$98.31
ZAR1,748.16
|
|
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