Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 7.0% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 16.5% less in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 0.3% less in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 45.3% more in Pretoria
- Childcare
-
pay 64.7% less in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.0% less in Pretoria
- Clothing
-
pay 2.5% less in Pretoria
The cost of restaurants and housing in Pretoria are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Pretoria. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB94.51
|
$8.52
ZAR152.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB189.02
|
$4.68
ZAR83.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB19.98
|
$1.01
ZAR18.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.47
|
$0.81
ZAR14.56
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB49.39
|
$1.07
ZAR19.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB380.89
|
$3.70
ZAR66.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB237.45
|
$4.91
ZAR88.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB73.72
|
$2.35
ZAR42.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB42.65
|
$2.08
ZAR37.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB47.74
|
$0.69
ZAR12.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.57
|
$0.68
ZAR12.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB33.59
|
$0.73
ZAR13.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.11
|
$0.75
ZAR13.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.12
|
$0.64
ZAR11.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.19
|
$0.58
ZAR10.45
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB144.87
|
$5.05
ZAR90.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,275.87
|
$65.32
ZAR1,170.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,795,671.96
|
$19,084.78
ZAR342,045.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB335.51
|
$8.78
ZAR157.28
|
|
pay 45.3% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB498.36
|
$39.13
ZAR701.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,535.97
|
$416.34
ZAR7,461.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,794.57
|
$379.25
ZAR6,797.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,184.55
|
$86.03
ZAR1,541.86
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,525.76
|
$216.65
ZAR3,882.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB427,993.32
|
$4,800.41
ZAR86,034.79
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB75.61
|
$2.39
ZAR42.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB83.83
|
$2.00
ZAR35.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB136.33
|
$2.95
ZAR52.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,770.78
|
$34.21
ZAR613.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB236.27
|
$7.81
ZAR139.97
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,793.18
|
$49.09
ZAR879.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,130.35
|
$34.65
ZAR620.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,150.27
|
$92.30
ZAR1,654.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB2,988.85
|
$98.31
ZAR1,761.91
|
|
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