Cost of living comparison

 Havana, Cuba
compared to
 Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria vs. Havana Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 36.7% more expensive than Havana.

Restaurants
pay 8.6% less in Pretoria
Groceries
pay 24.0% less in Pretoria
Transportation
pay 30.6% more in Pretoria
Housing
pay 49.4% more in Pretoria
Childcare
pay 20.7% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7 times more in Pretoria
Clothing
pay 16.4% more in Pretoria

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, childcare, and clothing in Pretoria are more expensive than in Havana. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Pretoria. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Havana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Havana, you would:

pay 8.6% less for restaurants

 
Havana
Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.40
CUC4.40
$8.52
ZAR152.70
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.50
CUC6.50
$4.68
ZAR83.93
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.20
CUC2.20
$1.01
ZAR18.07

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pay 24.0% less for groceries

 
Havana
Pretoria
Bread
1 loaf
$1.06
CUC1.06
$1.07
ZAR19.25
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.50
CUC2.50
$3.70
ZAR66.25
Milk (1 gallon) $12.48
CUC12.48
$4.91
ZAR88.06

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pay 30.6% more for transportation

 
Havana
Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.71
CUC4.71
$5.05
ZAR90.59
Monthly public transit pass $25.00
CUC25.00
$65.32
ZAR1,170.69
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $60,000.00
CUC60,000.00
$19,084.78
ZAR342,045.01

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pay 49.4% more for housing

 
Havana
Pretoria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$75.00
CUC75.00
$39.13
ZAR701.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $363.87
CUC363.87
$416.34
ZAR7,461.87
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $289.40
CUC289.40
$379.25
ZAR6,797.05

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pay 20.7% more for childcare

 
Havana
Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $112.00
CUC112.00
$216.65
ZAR3,882.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,000.00
CUC10,000.00
$4,800.41
ZAR86,034.79

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Havana
Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
CUC2.00
$2.39
ZAR42.76
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.21
CUC1.21
$2.00
ZAR35.77
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
CUC4.00
$2.95
ZAR52.94

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pay 16.4% more for clothing

 
Havana
Pretoria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$39.75
CUC39.75
$49.09
ZAR879.75
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.67
CUC33.67
$34.65
ZAR620.97
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.25
CUC76.25
$92.30
ZAR1,654.24

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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