Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 62.7% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of George Town, you would:
pay 73.1% less for restaurants
|
George Town
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$8.17
ZAR144.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
$4.36
ZAR76.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$0.91
ZAR16.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$0.70
ZAR12.35
|
|
pay 72.9% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$0.99
ZAR17.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
$3.57
ZAR63.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
$4.49
ZAR79.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
$2.28
ZAR40.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$1.97
ZAR34.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$0.62
ZAR10.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.60
ZAR10.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$0.61
ZAR10.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$0.69
ZAR12.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.52
ZAR9.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.56
ZAR9.84
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
George Town
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
$4.84
ZAR85.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$62.65
ZAR1,106.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
$18,595.53
ZAR328,401.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
$11.25
ZAR198.67
|
|
pay 77.2% less for housing
|
George Town
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
$40.52
ZAR715.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
$408.57
ZAR7,215.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
$350.25
ZAR6,185.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
$79.77
ZAR1,408.72
|
|
pay 84.9% less for childcare
|
George Town
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
$214.13
ZAR3,781.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
$3,698.27
ZAR65,312.33
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
$2.23
ZAR39.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$1.83
ZAR32.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$2.72
ZAR48.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
$32.65
ZAR576.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$6.95
ZAR122.66
|
|
pay 48.0% less for clothing
|
George Town
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
$47.52
ZAR839.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
$34.15
ZAR603.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
$85.40
ZAR1,508.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
$94.42
ZAR1,667.52
|
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