Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 38.1% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR144.31
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR76.97
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.10
|
$0.43
₹36.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.35
|
$0.19
₹16.21
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
Pretoria
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.49
|
$0.53
₹44.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR63.11
|
$2.40
₹201.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR79.36
|
$2.87
₹241.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR40.23
|
$1.12
₹94.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR34.74
|
$1.62
₹136.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR10.98
|
$0.91
₹76.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.58
|
$0.38
₹31.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.74
|
$0.47
₹39.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.18
|
$0.25
₹20.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.18
|
$0.16
₹13.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR9.84
|
$0.20
₹16.96
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR85.49
|
$4.49
₹377.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,106.38
|
$11.98
₹1,007.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR328,401.59
|
$14,378.06
₹1,208,994.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR198.67
|
$2.52
₹211.57
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR715.55
|
$8.22
₹691.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,215.50
|
$257.61
₹21,661.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,185.53
|
$147.09
₹12,368.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,408.72
|
$50.99
₹4,287.87
|
|
pay 51.6% less for childcare
Pretoria
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,781.66
|
$92.34
₹7,764.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR65,312.33
|
$1,986.57
₹167,042.72
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR39.44
|
$1.80
₹151.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR32.31
|
$2.08
₹174.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR48.10
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR576.68
|
$23.02
₹1,935.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR122.66
|
$4.79
₹403.00
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR839.15
|
$31.38
₹2,639.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR603.14
|
$36.88
₹3,100.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,508.13
|
$49.59
₹4,170.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,667.52
|
$36.96
₹3,108.21
|
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