Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Port Stanley, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Port Stanley
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.17
ZAR144.31
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.36
ZAR76.97
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.91
ZAR16.10
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.70
ZAR12.35
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Port Stanley
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.99
ZAR17.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.57
ZAR63.11
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.49
ZAR79.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.28
ZAR40.23
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.97
ZAR34.74
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
ZAR10.98
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
ZAR10.58
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
ZAR10.74
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
ZAR12.18
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
ZAR9.18
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
ZAR9.84
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Port Stanley
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.84
ZAR85.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$62.65
ZAR1,106.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,595.53
ZAR328,401.59
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.25
ZAR198.67
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Port Stanley
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$40.52
ZAR715.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$408.57
ZAR7,215.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$350.25
ZAR6,185.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$79.77
ZAR1,408.72
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Port Stanley
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$214.13
ZAR3,781.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,698.27
ZAR65,312.33
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Stanley
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.23
ZAR39.44
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.83
ZAR32.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.72
ZAR48.10
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.65
ZAR576.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.95
ZAR122.66
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Port Stanley
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$47.52
ZAR839.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.15
ZAR603.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.40
ZAR1,508.13
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.42
ZAR1,667.52
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