Cost of living comparison
Rome is 66.3% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Rome instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 94.4% more for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
$2.23
€2.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
$1.12
€1.07
|
|
pay 53.1% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
$7.00
€6.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
$3.76
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
$4.89
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
$0.92
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
$1.09
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
pay 33.6% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
$7.15
€6.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
$37.51
€35.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
$26,794.08
€25,410.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
$17.15
€16.26
|
|
pay 88.6% more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
$29.46
€27.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
$1,180.31
€1,119.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
$763.10
€723.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
$167.26
€158.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
$508.83
€482.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
$10,490.67
€9,948.95
|
|
pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
$1.53
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
$58.31
€55.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
$65.43
€62.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
$30.74
€29.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
$77.17
€73.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
$102.32
€97.04
|
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