Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 94.2% more expensive than Pretoria.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7 times more in Berlin
- Groceries
-
pay 65.5% more in Berlin
- Transportation
-
pay 81.0% more in Berlin
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Berlin
- Childcare
-
pay 71.2% more in Berlin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 94.7% more in Berlin
- Clothing
-
pay 34.2% more in Berlin
The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Berlin are more expensive than in Pretoria. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Berlin.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR159.07
|
$16.08
€15.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR87.44
|
$11.79
€11.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.82
|
$2.88
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR15.16
|
$2.84
€2.74
|
|
pay 65.5% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR20.05
|
$1.96
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR69.02
|
$6.66
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR91.73
|
$4.57
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR43.82
|
$3.28
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR38.77
|
$5.41
€5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.89
|
$1.34
€1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.78
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.54
|
$1.00
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR14.06
|
$1.85
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.88
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
pay 81.0% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR94.38
|
$7.19
€6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,219.57
|
$52.52
€50.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR356,327.29
|
$31,799.21
€30,685.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR163.85
|
$29.37
€28.34
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR730.62
|
$44.99
€43.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,773.45
|
$1,278.77
€1,233.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR7,080.86
|
$938.86
€905.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,606.24
|
$263.55
€254.32
|
|
pay 71.2% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR4,045.04
|
$306.98
€296.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR89,627.22
|
$9,639.17
€9,301.53
|
|
pay 94.7% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR44.54
|
$4.29
€4.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR37.26
|
$3.98
€3.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR55.15
|
$9.11
€8.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR638.73
|
$37.89
€36.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR145.82
|
$13.66
€13.19
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR916.48
|
$85.49
€82.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR646.90
|
$40.99
€39.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,723.31
|
$95.49
€92.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,835.48
|
$138.30
€133.45
|
|
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