Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 25.1% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
SCR233.71
|
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
SCR135.44
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
SCR38.42
|
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
SCR37.82
|
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
|
Victoria
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
SCR31.96
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$18.13
SCR252.76
|
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.52
SCR104.85
|
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SCR49.86
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
SCR41.82
|
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.27
SCR45.55
|
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
SCR11.46
|
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SCR10.18
|
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
|
Victoria
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.82
SCR81.12
|
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
SCR373.94
|
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.18
SCR644.01
|
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
|
Victoria
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$163.87
SCR2,285.20
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.92
SCR13,664.95
|
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.53
SCR11,079.75
|
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.52
SCR1,025.17
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
|
pay 8.3% less for childcare
|
Victoria
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,868.55
SCR123,671.94
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.07
SCR56.70
|
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
SCR71.99
|
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.89
SCR319.15
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.81
SCR1,336.05
|
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.59
SCR77.90
|
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
|
Victoria
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.58
SCR956.39
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.30
SCR408.57
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.44
SCR1,024.14
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.39
SCR1,065.31
|
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
|
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