Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 42.1% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$6.72
R126.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$4.39
R82.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.77
|
$0.88
R16.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$0.66
R12.39
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
$0.83
R15.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$3.17
R59.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.27
|
$3.87
R72.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$1.68
R31.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$1.92
R36.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.61
R11.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.56
R10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.53
R9.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$0.63
R11.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.50
R9.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.51
R9.56
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.99
|
$4.68
R87.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.25
|
$45.23
R849.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,724.33
|
$17,020.94
R319,655.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.35
|
$10.97
R205.93
|
|
pay 34.4% less for housing
Vienna
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.47
|
$46.98
R882.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€858.33
|
$315.25
R5,920.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€668.63
|
$329.30
R6,184.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.20
|
$73.25
R1,375.61
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€257.43
|
$210.41
R3,951.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,094.04
|
$3,579.40
R67,221.52
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$1.92
R36.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.74
|
$1.64
R30.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
$2.74
R51.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.62
|
$34.50
R647.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.31
|
$5.48
R102.97
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.16
|
$42.41
R796.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.52
|
$35.03
R657.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.47
|
$76.75
R1,441.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€108.78
|
$87.03
R1,634.51
|
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