Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 30.5% cheaper than Ljubljana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.9% less in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 25.0% less in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 1.6% less in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 36.3% less in Pretoria
- Childcare
-
pay 49.7% less in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.9% less in Pretoria
- Clothing
-
pay 24.2% less in Pretoria
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Pretoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
|
Ljubljana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€13.20
|
$8.52
ZAR152.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€7.54
|
$4.68
ZAR83.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.56
|
$1.01
ZAR17.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.68
|
$0.81
ZAR14.49
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
$1.07
ZAR19.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.74
|
$3.70
ZAR65.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.51
|
$4.91
ZAR87.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.06
|
$2.35
ZAR41.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.35
|
$2.08
ZAR37.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.69
ZAR12.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
$0.68
ZAR12.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.82
|
$0.73
ZAR12.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.31
|
$0.75
ZAR13.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$0.64
ZAR11.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.58
|
$0.58
ZAR10.40
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.30
|
$5.05
ZAR90.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€34.88
|
$65.32
ZAR1,165.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€24,508.65
|
$19,084.78
ZAR340,570.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.11
|
$8.78
ZAR156.60
|
|
pay 36.3% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€29.48
|
$39.13
ZAR698.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€829.23
|
$416.34
ZAR7,429.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€680.98
|
$379.25
ZAR6,767.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€169.33
|
$86.03
ZAR1,535.21
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€427.25
|
$216.65
ZAR3,866.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,541.12
|
$4,800.41
ZAR85,664.01
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.83
|
$2.39
ZAR42.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.04
|
$2.00
ZAR35.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.71
|
$2.95
ZAR52.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€40.61
|
$34.21
ZAR610.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.54
|
$7.81
ZAR139.37
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€78.09
|
$49.09
ZAR875.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€37.43
|
$34.65
ZAR618.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€90.86
|
$92.30
ZAR1,647.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€111.86
|
$98.31
ZAR1,754.31
|
|
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