Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 29.1% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 46.5% less in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 32.0% less in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 8.2% less in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 32.7% less in Pretoria
- Childcare
-
pay 55.8% less in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.4% less in Pretoria
- Clothing
-
pay 0.9% more in Pretoria
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Pretoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Rome, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.40
|
$8.52
ZAR153.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
$4.68
ZAR84.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.00
|
$1.01
ZAR18.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.01
|
$0.81
ZAR14.65
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.60
|
$1.07
ZAR19.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.27
|
$3.70
ZAR66.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.55
|
$4.91
ZAR88.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.37
|
$2.35
ZAR42.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.38
|
$2.08
ZAR37.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.96
|
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.83
|
$0.68
ZAR12.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$0.73
ZAR13.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.98
|
$0.75
ZAR13.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.65
|
$0.64
ZAR11.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.58
ZAR10.52
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.40
|
$5.05
ZAR91.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€33.61
|
$65.32
ZAR1,178.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€24,004.57
|
$19,084.78
ZAR344,316.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.36
|
$8.78
ZAR158.32
|
|
pay 32.7% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€26.39
|
$39.13
ZAR705.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,057.43
|
$416.34
ZAR7,511.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€683.65
|
$379.25
ZAR6,842.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€149.85
|
$86.03
ZAR1,552.10
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€455.86
|
$216.65
ZAR3,908.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,398.50
|
$4,800.41
ZAR86,606.01
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.80
|
$2.39
ZAR43.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.37
|
$2.00
ZAR36.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.76
|
$2.95
ZAR53.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€52.24
|
$34.21
ZAR617.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.60
|
$7.81
ZAR140.90
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€58.62
|
$49.09
ZAR885.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.54
|
$34.65
ZAR625.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€69.13
|
$92.30
ZAR1,665.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€91.67
|
$98.31
ZAR1,773.61
|
|
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