Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 5.9% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 9.4% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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