Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 2.5 times more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R129.59
|
$18.40
kr2,599
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R17.03
|
$2.53
kr358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.73
|
$2.03
kr286
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R16.05
|
$3.40
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R61.24
|
$7.20
kr1,016
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R74.74
|
$5.90
kr833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R32.33
|
$5.64
kr797
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R37.07
|
$8.08
kr1,142
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.83
|
$1.57
kr221
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.80
|
$0.93
kr132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R10.24
|
$1.23
kr174
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R12.09
|
$2.22
kr313
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.62
|
$1.24
kr176
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.82
|
$0.69
kr97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R90.33
|
$8.90
kr1,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R872.74
|
$65.56
kr9,260
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R328,415.94
|
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R211.57
|
$29.44
kr4,159
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R906.44
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R6,082.76
|
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,353.84
|
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,413.32
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
|
pay 51.8% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R4,059.78
|
$282.44
kr39,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R69,063.84
|
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R37.03
|
$9.47
kr1,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R31.69
|
$4.53
kr640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R52.89
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R665.70
|
$67.30
kr9,507
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R105.79
|
$13.66
kr1,929
|
|
pay 92.0% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R818.29
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R675.86
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,480.96
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,679.30
|
$182.49
kr25,777
|
|
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