Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 16.8% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
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
ARS11,240.76
|
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
|
pay 31.6% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
|
pay 3.6% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
|
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