Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 40.1% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.76
|
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.72
|
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.87
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.39
|
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.38
|
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.14
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.18
|
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.29
|
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.89
|
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€50.35
|
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,488.23
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€28.16
|
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€43.13
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,226.05
|
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€900.16
|
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€252.68
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€294.33
|
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,241.78
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.32
|
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.10
|
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.97
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.30
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€91.55
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€132.60
|
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
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