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Pretoria vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 7.9% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 37.8% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 44.9% less in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 10.1% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.5% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 5.8% more in Pretoria

The cost of transportation and clothing in Pretoria are more expensive than in Victoria. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and childcare are lower in Pretoria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Victoria, you would:

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pay 55.2% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.17 SCR204.94	$8.64 ZAR147.89	-43.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.80 SCR159.40	$5.04 ZAR86.27	-57.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 SCR30.71	$1.08 ZAR18.50	-52.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.67 SCR36.07	$0.85 ZAR14.58	-68.1%
Average			-55.2%

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pay 37.8% less for groceries

	Victoria	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 SCR22.05	$1.06 ZAR18.16	-35.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.42 SCR221.85	$4.04 ZAR69.13	-75.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.80 SCR91.94	$4.70 ZAR80.48	-30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 SCR51.01	$2.48 ZAR42.36	-34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 SCR35.63	$2.11 ZAR36.15	-19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 SCR12.91	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 SCR17.56	$0.71 ZAR12.19	-45.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR13.77	$0.75 ZAR12.83	-26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.67 SCR36.02	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-71.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR11.15	$0.60 ZAR10.20	-27.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 SCR10.45	$0.55 ZAR9.34	-29.4%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Victoria	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 SCR71.74	$5.00 ZAR85.49	-5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.27 SCR327.90	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	+601.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR357,806.50	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	-23.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 SCR309.68	$12.96 ZAR221.84	-43.4%
Average			+132.2%

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pay 44.9% less for housing

	Victoria	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$137.06 SCR1,852.03	$36.76 ZAR629.04	-73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$907.20 SCR12,258.98	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	-55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$752.68 SCR10,170.98	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	-45.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.71 SCR1,401.37	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	-5.9%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 10.1% less for childcare

	Victoria	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,049.38	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	+33.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,238.29	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	-54.0%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.87 SCR52.31	$2.30 ZAR39.44	-40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.62 SCR62.37	$2.15 ZAR36.72	-53.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.69 SCR306.56	$2.88 ZAR49.30	-87.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.08 SCR1,257.76	$35.87 ZAR613.80	-61.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 SCR91.08	$7.78 ZAR133.10	+15.4%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 5.8% more for clothing

	Victoria	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.55 SCR804.64	$50.50 ZAR864.09	-15.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.78 SCR348.39	$33.12 ZAR566.83	+28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.50 SCR1,141.91	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	+5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.90 SCR1,120.16	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	+4.3%
Average			+5.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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