Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 60.2% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 19.6% more for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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