Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 54.6% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.63
|
$6.72
R126.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
$4.39
R82.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$0.88
R16.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.66
R12.42
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
$0.83
R15.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.82
|
$3.17
R59.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.93
|
$3.87
R72.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
$1.68
R31.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.44
|
$1.92
R36.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$0.61
R11.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.56
R10.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.53
R9.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.52
|
$0.63
R11.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.50
R9.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.51
R9.58
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$4.68
R88.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.79
|
$45.23
R851.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,630.78
|
$17,020.94
R320,338.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$10.97
R206.37
|
|
pay 63.5% less for housing
Dublin
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.68
|
$46.98
R884.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€2,004.84
|
$315.25
R5,933.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,721.07
|
$329.30
R6,197.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.66
|
$73.25
R1,378.56
|
|
pay 74.8% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,271.72
|
$210.41
R3,959.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,641.20
|
$3,579.40
R67,365.31
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.19
|
$1.92
R36.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.85
|
$1.64
R30.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.99
|
$2.74
R51.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.17
|
$34.50
R649.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$5.48
R103.19
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€85.03
|
$42.41
R798.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.76
|
$35.03
R659.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.63
|
$76.75
R1,444.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€100.00
|
$87.03
R1,638.00
|
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