Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 57.2% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 74.8% more for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR154.34
|
$9.90
PLN41.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR84.84
|
$8.66
PLN36.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.26
|
$1.79
PLN7.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.71
|
$1.79
PLN7.45
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.46
|
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR66.97
|
$4.36
PLN18.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR89.00
|
$3.80
PLN15.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.52
|
$3.02
PLN12.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR37.62
|
$2.54
PLN10.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.51
|
$0.45
PLN1.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.40
|
$0.75
PLN3.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.14
|
$0.82
PLN3.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.64
|
$1.39
PLN5.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.59
|
$0.41
PLN1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.56
|
$0.47
PLN1.95
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR91.57
|
$6.20
PLN25.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,183.29
|
$27.22
PLN113.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR345,726.69
|
$30,732.76
PLN127,956.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR158.97
|
$7.92
PLN32.97
|
|
pay 95.3% more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR708.88
|
$17.20
PLN71.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,542.19
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,455.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,870.21
|
$832.44
PLN3,465.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,558.45
|
$224.46
PLN934.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,924.70
|
$507.82
PLN2,114.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR86,960.85
|
$12,579.90
PLN52,376.65
|
|
pay 46.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.22
|
$3.71
PLN15.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.15
|
$3.66
PLN15.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.51
|
$4.76
PLN19.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR619.73
|
$42.25
PLN175.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR141.48
|
$8.66
PLN36.06
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR889.22
|
$89.45
PLN372.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR627.66
|
$41.56
PLN173.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,672.04
|
$88.32
PLN367.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,780.87
|
$102.18
PLN425.41
|
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