Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 30.5% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
|
Ljubljana
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€14.23
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.76
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.81
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.18
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.87
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.30
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.69
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.42
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.72
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€37.61
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€26,426.90
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.90
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 36.3% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€31.79
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€894.13
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€734.28
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€182.58
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€460.69
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,131.36
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.05
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.20
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€43.79
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€84.20
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€40.35
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€97.97
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€120.62
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
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