Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.1 times more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.62
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
$2.97
€2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.24
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.43
|
$2.25
€2.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.89
|
$5.98
€5.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.88
|
$5.64
€5.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.09
|
$4.12
€3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.65
|
$5.24
€4.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.38
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.38
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.84
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.63
|
$1.62
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.25
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.45
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.87
|
$7.47
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR839.30
|
$49.48
€45.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,829.98
|
$28,585.69
€26,520.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR203.47
|
$18.56
€17.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR871.71
|
$32.60
€30.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,849.65
|
$918.12
€851.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,110.34
|
$715.20
€663.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,359.15
|
$192.75
€178.82
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,904.20
|
$275.36
€255.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,417.09
|
$12,936.40
€12,001.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
$4.84
€4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.47
|
$4.00
€3.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
$6.60
€6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR640.19
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
$12.09
€11.22
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR786.93
|
$94.30
€87.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR649.96
|
$35.86
€33.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,424.20
|
$90.35
€83.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,614.95
|
$116.35
€107.95
|
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