Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.7 times more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R129.59
|
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R17.03
|
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.73
|
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R16.05
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R61.24
|
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R74.74
|
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R32.33
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R37.07
|
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.83
|
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.80
|
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R10.24
|
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R12.09
|
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.62
|
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.82
|
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R90.33
|
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R872.74
|
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R328,415.94
|
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R211.57
|
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R906.44
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R6,082.76
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,353.84
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,413.32
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R4,059.78
|
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R69,063.84
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R37.03
|
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R31.69
|
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R52.89
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R665.70
|
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R105.79
|
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
|
pay 51.5% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R818.29
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R675.86
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,480.96
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,679.30
|
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
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