Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.9 times more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Dublin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R129.59
|
$21.99
€20.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R17.03
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.73
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 90.3% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R16.05
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R61.24
|
$5.13
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R74.74
|
$5.26
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R32.33
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R37.07
|
$4.73
€4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.83
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.80
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R10.24
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R12.09
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.62
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.82
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R90.33
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R872.74
|
$131.93
€123.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R328,415.94
|
$34,778.34
€32,617.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R211.57
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R906.44
|
$62.54
€58.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R6,082.76
|
$2,136.79
€2,004.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,353.84
|
$1,834.34
€1,720.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,413.32
|
$192.55
€180.59
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R4,059.78
|
$1,355.42
€1,271.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R69,063.84
|
$10,275.73
€9,637.26
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R37.03
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R31.69
|
$4.11
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R52.89
|
$17.04
€15.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R665.70
|
$50.27
€47.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R105.79
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R818.29
|
$90.63
€85.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R675.86
|
$39.17
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,480.96
|
$97.66
€91.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,679.30
|
$106.59
€99.96
|
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