Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 59.5% cheaper than Monaco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.0% less in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 50.9% less in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 5.1% more in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 72.1% less in Pretoria
- Childcare
-
pay 89.2% less in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 70.5% less in Pretoria
- Clothing
-
pay 67.0% less in Pretoria
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Pretoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€18.42
|
$8.52
ZAR153.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€10.86
|
$4.68
ZAR84.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.12
|
$1.01
ZAR18.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.24
|
$0.81
ZAR14.61
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€5.78
|
$1.07
ZAR19.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.08
|
$3.70
ZAR66.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.26
|
$4.91
ZAR88.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.14
|
$2.35
ZAR42.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.19
|
$2.08
ZAR37.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$0.69
ZAR12.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.68
ZAR12.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.73
ZAR13.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.58
|
$0.75
ZAR13.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.83
|
$0.64
ZAR11.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.28
|
$0.58
ZAR10.49
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€7.53
|
$5.05
ZAR90.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€20.78
|
$65.32
ZAR1,175.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€40,780.31
|
$19,084.78
ZAR343,411.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€17.95
|
$8.78
ZAR157.91
|
|
pay 72.1% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€53.84
|
$39.13
ZAR704.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,124.79
|
$416.34
ZAR7,491.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€5,666.88
|
$379.25
ZAR6,824.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€207.13
|
$86.03
ZAR1,548.02
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€1,841.74
|
$216.65
ZAR3,898.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€37,661.16
|
$4,800.41
ZAR86,378.45
|
|
pay 70.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.56
|
$2.39
ZAR42.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€5.83
|
$2.00
ZAR35.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.81
|
$2.95
ZAR53.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€454.53
|
$34.21
ZAR615.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.33
|
$7.81
ZAR140.53
|
|
pay 67.0% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€153.71
|
$49.09
ZAR883.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€66.35
|
$34.65
ZAR623.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€193.15
|
$92.30
ZAR1,660.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€551.58
|
$98.31
ZAR1,768.95
|
|
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