Cost of living comparison
Germany is 97.9% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Germany instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R129.59
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R17.03
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.73
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 65.4% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R16.05
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R61.24
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R74.74
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R32.33
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R37.07
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.83
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.80
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R10.24
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R12.09
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.62
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.82
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 74.7% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R90.33
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R872.74
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R328,415.94
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R211.57
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 93.3% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R906.44
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R6,082.76
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,353.84
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,413.32
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R4,059.78
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R69,063.84
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R37.03
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R31.69
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R52.89
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R665.70
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R105.79
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 37.3% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R818.29
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R675.86
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,480.96
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,679.30
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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