Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 42.4% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Austria, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Pretoria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.05
|
$6.72
ZAR124.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
$4.39
ZAR81.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$0.88
ZAR16.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.66
ZAR12.21
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
Austria
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$0.83
ZAR15.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.78
|
$3.17
ZAR58.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.67
|
$3.87
ZAR71.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$1.68
ZAR31.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.92
|
$1.92
ZAR35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.61
ZAR11.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.56
ZAR10.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.53
ZAR9.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.63
ZAR11.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.50
ZAR9.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.51
ZAR9.42
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
Austria
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$4.68
ZAR86.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.69
|
$45.23
ZAR837.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
$17,020.94
ZAR315,040.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.39
|
$10.97
ZAR202.96
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
Austria
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
$46.98
ZAR869.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€690.34
|
$315.25
ZAR5,835.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€577.54
|
$329.30
ZAR6,095.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
$73.25
ZAR1,355.76
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Austria
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.86
|
$210.41
ZAR3,894.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
$3,579.40
ZAR66,251.08
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$1.92
ZAR35.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$1.64
ZAR30.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
$2.74
ZAR50.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.60
|
$34.50
ZAR638.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.85
|
$5.48
ZAR101.48
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
Austria
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
$42.41
ZAR784.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
$35.03
ZAR648.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
$76.75
ZAR1,420.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.64
|
$87.03
ZAR1,610.91
|
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