Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 86.6% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR142.86
|
$15.16
€13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR76.19
|
$10.32
€9.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR15.94
|
$2.71
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.23
|
$1.81
€1.65
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.32
|
$1.74
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR62.47
|
$7.67
€6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR78.56
|
$4.36
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR39.83
|
$3.02
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR34.39
|
$3.87
€3.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR10.87
|
$1.14
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.47
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.63
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.06
|
$1.13
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.09
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR9.74
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR84.63
|
$6.78
€6.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,095.24
|
$54.15
€49.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR325,096.42
|
$36,133.87
€32,902.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR196.67
|
$14.65
€13.34
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR708.35
|
$33.64
€30.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,142.88
|
$1,370.72
€1,248.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,123.27
|
$989.21
€900.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,394.55
|
$123.32
€112.29
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,743.60
|
$543.23
€494.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR64,655.00
|
$9,978.95
€9,086.64
|
|
pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR39.05
|
$3.79
€3.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR31.98
|
$2.63
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR47.62
|
$6.12
€5.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR570.88
|
$48.46
€44.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR121.43
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR830.70
|
$83.95
€76.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR597.07
|
$33.93
€30.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,492.95
|
$87.19
€79.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,650.74
|
$99.93
€91.00
|
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