Cost of living comparison

Pretoria, South Africa

compared to

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Kathmandu is 33.6% cheaper than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 40.1% less in Kathmandu
Groceries: pay 26.3% less in Kathmandu
Transportation: pay 2.7% more in Kathmandu
Housing: pay 67.5% less in Kathmandu
Childcare: pay 42.5% less in Kathmandu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% less in Kathmandu
Clothing: pay 41.2% less in Kathmandu

Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Pretoria, you would:

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pay 40.1% less for restaurants

	Pretoria	Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.52 ZAR152.91	$1.47 NPR201.98	-82.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR84.05	$7.36 NPR1,008.87	+57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR18.09	$0.46 NPR62.53	-54.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ZAR14.58	$0.16 NPR22.17	-80.1%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 26.3% less for groceries

	Pretoria	Kathmandu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR19.27	$0.57 NPR77.59	-47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ZAR66.34	$4.70 NPR643.86	+27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 ZAR88.18	$3.17 NPR435.04	-35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 ZAR42.12	$1.62 NPR222.75	-30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 ZAR37.27	$1.48 NPR202.69	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.39	$1.09 NPR149.10	+57.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR12.29	$0.47 NPR64.53	-31.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.02	$0.52 NPR71.62	-28.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR13.52	$0.33 NPR44.91	-56.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR11.48	$0.22 NPR29.81	-66.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR10.46	$0.29 NPR40.16	-49.8%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 2.7% more for transportation

	Pretoria	Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 ZAR90.72	$4.85 NPR665.45	-4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.32 ZAR1,172.30	$9.94 NPR1,363.34	-84.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,084.78 ZAR342,514.68	$33,138.99 NPR4,544,461.83	+73.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.78 ZAR157.50	$11.05 NPR1,514.82	+25.9%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 67.5% less for housing

	Pretoria	Kathmandu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.13 ZAR702.30	$10.42 NPR1,429.37	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$416.34 ZAR7,472.12	$191.60 NPR26,275.41	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.25 ZAR6,806.38	$102.03 NPR13,991.05	-73.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.03 ZAR1,543.98	$26.40 NPR3,619.98	-69.3%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 42.5% less for childcare

	Pretoria	Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.65 ZAR3,888.24	$91.89 NPR12,600.55	-57.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR86,152.93	$3,479.59 NPR477,168.49	-27.5%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 ZAR42.81	$2.58 NPR353.46	+8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR35.82	$1.66 NPR227.61	-16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR53.01	$2.95 NPR403.95	-0.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.21 ZAR613.97	$22.71 NPR3,113.80	-33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.81 ZAR140.17	$3.31 NPR454.45	-57.6%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 41.2% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Kathmandu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR880.96	$24.02 NPR3,293.76	-51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR621.83	$31.19 NPR4,277.14	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 ZAR1,656.51	$53.29 NPR7,308.35	-42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,764.33	$37.76 NPR5,177.93	-61.6%
Average			-41.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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