Cost of living comparison

 Buenos Aires, Argentina
compared to
 Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 16.8% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants
pay 30.9% less in Pretoria
Groceries
pay 8.4% less in Pretoria
Transportation
pay 2.3 times more in Pretoria
Housing
pay 31.6% more in Pretoria
Childcare
pay 3.6% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.9% more in Pretoria
Clothing
pay 33.9% less in Pretoria

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Pretoria are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Pretoria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

pay 30.9% less for restaurants

 
Buenos Aires
Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.00
ARS12,984.18
$8.52
ZAR151.51
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.49
ARS10,021.43
$4.68
ZAR83.28
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.47
ARS1,734.36
$1.01
ZAR17.93

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pay 8.4% less for groceries

 
Buenos Aires
Pretoria
Bread
1 loaf
$2.16
ARS2,543.80
$1.07
ZAR19.10
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.19
ARS6,129.72
$3.70
ZAR65.74
Milk (1 gallon) $5.04
ARS5,949.77
$4.91
ZAR87.37

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

 
Buenos Aires
Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.50
ARS4,136.99
$5.05
ZAR89.89
Monthly public transit pass $11.00
ARS12,984.18
$65.32
ZAR1,161.56
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,250.00
ARS27,443,843.35
$19,084.78
ZAR339,376.96

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pay 31.6% more for housing

 
Buenos Aires
Pretoria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.79
ARS28,086.41
$39.13
ZAR695.86
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $513.68
ARS606,334.68
$416.34
ZAR7,403.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $357.39
ARS421,858.91
$379.25
ZAR6,744.03

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pay 3.6% more for childcare

 
Buenos Aires
Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $216.50
ARS255,552.35
$216.65
ZAR3,852.62
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,476.88
ARS5,284,417.75
$4,800.41
ZAR85,363.69

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pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Buenos Aires
Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.80
ARS2,124.41
$2.39
ZAR42.42
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.98
ARS3,522.41
$2.00
ZAR35.49
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.40
ARS2,832.91
$2.95
ZAR52.52

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pay 33.9% less for clothing

 
Buenos Aires
Pretoria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.58
ARS105,732.57
$49.09
ZAR872.89
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$74.73
ARS88,208.80
$34.65
ZAR616.13
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$114.08
ARS134,654.16
$92.30
ZAR1,641.33

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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