Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 54.5% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.1% less in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 69.3% less in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 12.8% less in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 67.0% less in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 66.3% less in Pretoria
Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Pretoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 57.1% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$8.52
ZAR155.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$4.68
ZAR85.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.01
ZAR18.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.81
ZAR14.81
|
|
pay 69.3% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.07
ZAR19.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.70
ZAR67.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$4.91
ZAR89.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.35
ZAR42.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.08
ZAR37.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
ZAR12.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
ZAR12.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
ZAR13.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
ZAR13.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
ZAR11.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
ZAR10.63
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$5.05
ZAR92.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.32
ZAR1,190.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,084.78
ZAR347,963.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.78
ZAR160.00
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$39.13
ZAR713.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$416.34
ZAR7,590.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$379.25
ZAR6,914.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$86.03
ZAR1,568.54
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$216.65
ZAR3,950.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,523.44
|
pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.39
ZAR43.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.00
ZAR36.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.95
ZAR53.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.21
ZAR623.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.81
ZAR142.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.09
ZAR894.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.65
ZAR631.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.30
ZAR1,682.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.31
ZAR1,792.39
|
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