Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 3.0 times more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR147.69
|
$21.77
€20.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR78.77
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.48
|
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
pay 84.0% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.90
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR64.59
|
$6.59
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR81.22
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR41.18
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.56
|
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.83
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.40
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.07
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 77.0% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR87.49
|
$8.18
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,132.32
|
$88.71
€81.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR336,103.12
|
$32,110.45
€29,514.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR203.33
|
$25.25
€23.21
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR732.33
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,384.72
|
$2,059.29
€1,892.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,330.59
|
$1,685.95
€1,549.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,441.76
|
$203.74
€187.27
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,870.35
|
$2,119.81
€1,948.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR66,844.00
|
$11,765.02
€10,813.82
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR40.37
|
$7.08
€6.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.07
|
$4.28
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
$10.34
€9.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR590.21
|
$62.30
€57.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR125.54
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
pay 28.3% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR858.83
|
$89.06
€81.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR617.29
|
$33.70
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,543.49
|
$94.07
€86.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,706.62
|
$110.42
€101.49
|
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