Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.8 times more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR145.73
|
$21.66
€19.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR77.72
|
$10.83
€9.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.26
|
$2.66
€2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.48
|
$2.08
€1.88
|
|
pay 80.8% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.67
|
$1.80
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR63.73
|
$3.97
€3.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR80.14
|
$5.30
€4.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR40.63
|
$4.14
€3.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.08
|
$4.61
€4.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.09
|
$1.32
€1.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.68
|
$1.01
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.85
|
$1.35
€1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.30
|
$1.74
€1.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.27
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR9.94
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
pay 91.4% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR86.33
|
$7.20
€6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,117.24
|
$129.96
€117.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR331,626.25
|
$39,718.55
€35,910.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR200.62
|
$22.04
€19.93
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR722.57
|
$56.72
€51.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,286.35
|
$2,216.44
€2,003.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,246.26
|
$1,934.10
€1,748.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,422.56
|
$227.14
€205.36
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,818.80
|
$1,385.73
€1,252.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR65,953.65
|
$10,612.44
€9,594.90
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR39.83
|
$7.04
€6.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR32.63
|
$4.29
€3.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR48.58
|
$17.33
€15.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR582.35
|
$50.46
€45.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR123.87
|
$14.08
€12.73
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR847.39
|
$93.14
€84.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR609.06
|
$40.93
€37.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,522.93
|
$97.04
€87.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,683.89
|
$100.46
€90.83
|
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