Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 16.0% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Harare, you would:
pay 18.2% more for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
|
Harare
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
|
Harare
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 17.6% more for housing
|
Harare
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
|
Harare
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
|
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