Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 7.8% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 13.2% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 40.2% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 43.1% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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