Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 19.0% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$153.94
|
$6.72
R126.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$87.23
|
$4.39
R82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.13
|
$0.88
R16.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.13
|
$0.66
R12.42
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.54
|
$0.83
R15.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$53.20
|
$3.17
R59.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$80.61
|
$3.87
R72.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$40.76
|
$1.68
R31.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$37.36
|
$1.92
R36.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$14.74
|
$0.61
R11.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.30
|
$0.56
R10.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.01
|
$0.53
R9.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.71
|
$0.63
R11.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.61
|
$0.50
R9.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.69
|
$0.51
R9.58
|
|
pay 73.8% more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$77.86
|
$4.68
R88.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$405.04
|
$45.23
R851.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$153,943.26
|
$17,020.94
R320,338.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$124.18
|
$10.97
R206.37
|
|
pay 4.8% more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$974.77
|
$46.98
R884.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,556.84
|
$315.25
R5,933.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,691.60
|
$329.30
R6,197.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,283.55
|
$73.25
R1,378.56
|
|
pay 23.0% more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,641.67
|
$210.41
R3,959.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$69,507.09
|
$3,579.40
R67,365.31
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$25.66
|
$1.92
R36.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.10
|
$1.64
R30.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.05
|
$2.74
R51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$854.39
|
$34.50
R649.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$61.58
|
$5.48
R103.19
|
|
pay 29.0% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$692.74
|
$42.41
R798.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$456.44
|
$35.03
R659.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,308.52
|
$76.75
R1,444.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,109.64
|
$87.03
R1,638.00
|
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