Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 20.2% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Castries, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.17
ZAR144.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.36
ZAR76.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.91
ZAR16.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.70
ZAR12.35
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.99
ZAR17.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$3.57
ZAR63.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$4.49
ZAR79.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$2.28
ZAR40.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.97
ZAR34.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.62
ZAR10.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.60
ZAR10.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.61
ZAR10.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.69
ZAR12.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.52
ZAR9.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.56
ZAR9.84
|
|
pay 25.7% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.84
ZAR85.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$62.65
ZAR1,106.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$18,595.53
ZAR328,401.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.25
ZAR198.67
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$40.52
ZAR715.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$408.57
ZAR7,215.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$350.25
ZAR6,185.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$79.77
ZAR1,408.72
|
|
pay 17.7% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$214.13
ZAR3,781.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,698.27
ZAR65,312.33
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.23
ZAR39.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.83
ZAR32.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.72
ZAR48.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$32.65
ZAR576.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.95
ZAR122.66
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$47.52
ZAR839.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$34.15
ZAR603.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$85.40
ZAR1,508.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$94.42
ZAR1,667.52
|
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