Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 13.5% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
|
Tbilisi
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.03
GEL30.97
|
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
GEL22.58
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.48
|
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
GEL1.18
|
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
|
Tbilisi
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
GEL1.75
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.05
GEL11.37
|
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
GEL6.99
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
GEL8.08
|
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
GEL1.82
|
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
GEL2.18
|
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.07
|
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
GEL2.44
|
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.82
|
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.91
|
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
|
pay 87.0% more for transportation
|
Tbilisi
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
GEL12.89
|
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.71
GEL41.29
|
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,735.29
GEL72,251.84
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
|
pay 26.1% more for housing
|
Tbilisi
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.50
GEL51.92
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$721.59
GEL2,025.85
|
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.79
GEL1,318.95
|
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.81
GEL156.68
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
|
Tbilisi
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.97
GEL670.91
|
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,659.47
GEL15,888.95
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tbilisi
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GEL5.16
|
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
GEL9.18
|
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.26
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.85
GEL145.57
|
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
GEL18.58
|
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
|
Tbilisi
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
GEL214.96
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.19
GEL135.28
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.92
GEL345.09
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.17
GEL357.04
|
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
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