Cost of living comparison

Pretoria, South Africa

compared to

Moroni, Comoros

Moroni vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 50.1% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 18.5% more in Moroni
Groceries: pay 76.2% more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 13.1% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% less in Moroni
Clothing: pay 20.4% more in Moroni

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Moroni are more expensive than in Pretoria. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Moroni.

Moroni vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.5% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.52 ZAR150.08	$1.61 KMF672	-81.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR82.49	$7.62 KMF3,185	+62.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR17.76	$1.55 KMF647	+53.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ZAR14.31	$1.13 KMF470	+38.6%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 76.2% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR18.92	$0.61 KMF255	-43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ZAR65.12	$5.14 KMF2,147	+39.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 ZAR86.55	$15.61 KMF6,523	+217.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 ZAR41.34	$4.80 KMF2,007	+104.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 ZAR36.58	$2.65 KMF1,107	+27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.17	$2.43 KMF1,016	+252.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR12.06	$0.21 KMF89	-68.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR12.78	$0.24 KMF102	-66.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR13.27	$1.79 KMF748	+137.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR11.27	$1.46 KMF612	+129.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR10.27	$1.22 KMF509	+109.0%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 13.1% more for transportation

	Pretoria	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 ZAR89.04	$10.91 KMF4,562	+115.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.32 ZAR1,150.61	$30.95 KMF12,936	-52.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,084.78 ZAR336,178.35	$18,241.41 KMF7,624,914	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.78 ZAR154.58	$8.20 KMF3,426	-6.6%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Pretoria	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.13 ZAR689.30	$155.86 KMF65,151	+298.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$416.34 ZAR7,333.89	$696.65 KMF291,198	+67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.25 ZAR6,680.47	$578.75 KMF241,919	+52.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.03 ZAR1,515.41	$81.96 KMF34,259	-4.7%
Average			+103.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Pretoria	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.65 ZAR3,816.31	$381.55 KMF159,487	+76.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR84,559.15	$13,464.56 KMF5,628,190	+180.5%
Average			+128.3%

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pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 ZAR42.02	$1.57 KMF656	-34.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR35.16	$2.98 KMF1,248	+49.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR52.03	$1.88 KMF784	-36.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.21 ZAR602.61	$32.92 KMF13,761	-3.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.81 ZAR137.57	$6.23 KMF2,603	-20.3%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 20.4% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR864.66	$57.88 KMF24,192	+17.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR610.32	$57.88 KMF24,192	+67.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 ZAR1,625.86	$105.03 KMF43,904	+13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,731.69	$81.45 KMF34,048	-17.1%
Average			+20.4%

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