Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Pretoria, South Africa

Pretoria vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 1.4% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 9.2% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 8.8% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 7.8% less in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 44.5% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 38.3% less in Pretoria

The cost of transportation and groceries in Pretoria are more expensive than in Yerevan. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are lower in Pretoria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Yerevan, you would:

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pay 9.2% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,524.90	$8.52 ZAR163.01	-26.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,519.37	$4.68 ZAR89.60	-48.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD388.24	$1.01 ZAR19.29	+1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD233.41	$0.81 ZAR15.54	+36.0%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 8.8% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD337.57	$1.07 ZAR20.55	+24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,577.51	$3.70 ZAR70.73	-8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,439.47	$4.91 ZAR94.00	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD962.68	$2.35 ZAR44.90	-4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,319.28	$2.08 ZAR39.73	-38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD218.26	$0.69 ZAR13.21	+23.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD322.56	$0.68 ZAR13.10	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD308.99	$0.73 ZAR13.88	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD394.30	$0.75 ZAR14.41	-25.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD131.21	$0.64 ZAR12.24	+90.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD125.57	$0.58 ZAR11.15	+81.5%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Yerevan	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,068.61	$5.05 ZAR96.71	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,027.67	$65.32 ZAR1,249.73	+407.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,066,399.67	$19,084.78 ZAR365,139.50	-38.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,669.19	$8.78 ZAR167.90	+105.5%
Average			+117.7%

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pay 7.8% less for housing

	Yerevan	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,684.39	$39.13 ZAR748.69	+76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD364,083.57	$416.34 ZAR7,965.69	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD244,638.63	$379.25 ZAR7,255.98	-39.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD38,547.63	$86.03 ZAR1,645.96	-12.8%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 44.5% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD146,305.10	$216.65 ZAR4,145.08	-42.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,533,138.02	$4,800.41 ZAR91,843.76	-46.9%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD804.43	$2.39 ZAR45.64	+15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,470.82	$2.00 ZAR38.18	-47.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,005.53	$2.95 ZAR56.51	+14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD41,445.87	$34.21 ZAR654.53	-67.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD3,016.60	$7.81 ZAR149.42	+1.2%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 38.3% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD43,440.49	$49.09 ZAR939.15	-55.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD25,002.95	$34.65 ZAR662.90	-45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,702.91	$92.30 ZAR1,765.93	-34.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD46,691.72	$98.31 ZAR1,880.87	-17.7%
Average			-38.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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