Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 33.1% cheaper than Stockholm.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.8% less in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 38.7% less in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 39.0% less in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 38.8% less in Pretoria
- Childcare
-
pay 16.9% more in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.0% less in Pretoria
- Clothing
-
pay 30.5% less in Pretoria
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Pretoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK132.90
|
$8.52
ZAR153.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK97.46
|
$4.68
ZAR84.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK24.60
|
$1.01
ZAR18.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK20.42
|
$0.81
ZAR14.61
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK25.47
|
$1.07
ZAR19.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK50.75
|
$3.70
ZAR66.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK52.12
|
$4.91
ZAR88.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK36.68
|
$2.35
ZAR42.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK49.35
|
$2.08
ZAR37.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK13.28
|
$0.69
ZAR12.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK10.53
|
$0.68
ZAR12.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK13.07
|
$0.73
ZAR13.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK17.09
|
$0.75
ZAR13.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK6.80
|
$0.64
ZAR11.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK7.57
|
$0.58
ZAR10.49
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK63.99
|
$5.05
ZAR90.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK903.74
|
$65.32
ZAR1,175.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK273,781.53
|
$19,084.78
ZAR343,411.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK264.92
|
$8.78
ZAR157.91
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK321.22
|
$39.13
ZAR704.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK14,795.16
|
$416.34
ZAR7,491.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK9,257.99
|
$379.25
ZAR6,824.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,339.42
|
$86.03
ZAR1,548.02
|
|
pay 16.9% more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,386.35
|
$216.65
ZAR3,898.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK54,933.51
|
$4,800.41
ZAR86,378.45
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK70.00
|
$2.39
ZAR42.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK40.97
|
$2.00
ZAR35.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK62.91
|
$2.95
ZAR53.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK383.52
|
$34.21
ZAR615.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK149.74
|
$7.81
ZAR140.53
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK865.77
|
$49.09
ZAR883.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK413.78
|
$34.65
ZAR623.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,018.69
|
$92.30
ZAR1,660.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,671.63
|
$98.31
ZAR1,768.95
|
|
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