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Pretoria vs. Islamabad Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 2.4 times more expensive than Islamabad.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 93.0% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.5% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 88.5% more in Pretoria

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, and clothing in Pretoria are more expensive than in Islamabad. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Islamabad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Islamabad	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.79 PKR497.68	$8.52 ZAR159.43	+376.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 PKR1,194.43	$4.68 ZAR87.63	+9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 PKR98.41	$1.01 ZAR18.87	+184.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 PKR67.29	$0.81 ZAR15.20	+235.6%
Average			+201.4%

Islamabad vs. Pretoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.0% more for groceries

	Islamabad	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 PKR188.54	$1.07 ZAR20.10	+58.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.96 PKR823.02	$3.70 ZAR69.17	+24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 PKR921.35	$4.91 ZAR91.94	+48.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.25 PKR347.59	$2.35 ZAR43.92	+87.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 PKR456.28	$2.08 ZAR38.85	+26.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 PKR134.09	$0.69 ZAR12.92	+43.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PKR106.42	$0.68 ZAR12.81	+78.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR103.31	$0.73 ZAR13.57	+95.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 PKR72.55	$0.75 ZAR14.09	+188.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 PKR52.43	$0.64 ZAR11.97	+239.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR69.71	$0.58 ZAR10.91	+132.5%
Average			+93.0%

Islamabad vs. Pretoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Islamabad	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 PKR1,058.38	$5.05 ZAR94.58	+32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.80 PKR1,891.19	$65.32 ZAR1,222.27	+860.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,479.46 PKR5,972,168.51	$19,084.78 ZAR357,114.35	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 PKR1,188.46	$8.78 ZAR164.21	+105.3%
Average			+246.8%

Islamabad vs. Pretoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Islamabad	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.16 PKR5,047.90	$39.13 ZAR732.23	+115.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$174.15 PKR48,421.41	$416.34 ZAR7,790.62	+139.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.01 PKR27,527.96	$379.25 ZAR7,096.50	+283.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.99 PKR23,629.75	$86.03 ZAR1,609.79	+1.2%
Average			+134.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Islamabad	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$60.17 PKR16,729.73	$216.65 ZAR4,053.98	+260.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,142.14 PKR873,642.94	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	+52.8%
Average			+156.5%

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pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Islamabad	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 PKR497.68	$2.39 ZAR44.64	+33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 PKR546.97	$2.00 ZAR37.34	+1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.15 PKR597.22	$2.95 ZAR55.27	+37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.01 PKR6,398.75	$34.21 ZAR640.14	+48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.30 PKR1,194.43	$7.81 ZAR146.14	+81.8%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 88.5% more for clothing

	Islamabad	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.06 PKR5,298.84	$49.09 ZAR918.51	+157.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.18 PKR7,278.58	$34.65 ZAR648.33	+32.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.29 PKR23,158.74	$92.30 ZAR1,727.12	+10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.79 PKR10,785.99	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	+153.4%
Average			+88.5%

Islamabad vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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