Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 24.7% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Athens, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.95
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.25
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.97
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.27
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.64
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.24
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.46
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€28,815.49
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€30.87
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€601.91
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€528.54
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€145.49
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€439.28
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,168.61
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.52
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.62
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€46.81
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.15
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€81.67
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.34
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€88.91
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€109.43
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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