Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 53.1% cheaper than Copenhagen.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.5% less in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 50.3% less in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 49.0% less in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 45.6% less in Pretoria
- Childcare
-
pay 62.3% less in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.4% less in Pretoria
- Clothing
-
pay 38.6% less in Pretoria
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Pretoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK139.56
|
$8.52
ZAR153.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK93.04
|
$4.68
ZAR84.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK24.47
|
$1.01
ZAR18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK19.28
|
$0.81
ZAR14.62
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK24.48
|
$1.07
ZAR19.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK41.89
|
$3.70
ZAR66.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK48.06
|
$4.91
ZAR88.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK30.77
|
$2.35
ZAR42.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK33.01
|
$2.08
ZAR37.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK9.13
|
$0.69
ZAR12.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK9.16
|
$0.68
ZAR12.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK9.78
|
$0.73
ZAR13.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK13.69
|
$0.75
ZAR13.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK6.93
|
$0.64
ZAR11.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK5.85
|
$0.58
ZAR10.49
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK50.38
|
$5.05
ZAR90.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK649.33
|
$65.32
ZAR1,175.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK325,647.94
|
$19,084.78
ZAR343,512.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK158.17
|
$8.78
ZAR157.95
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK238.49
|
$39.13
ZAR704.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK10,951.23
|
$416.34
ZAR7,493.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK8,189.00
|
$379.25
ZAR6,826.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK983.86
|
$86.03
ZAR1,548.47
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK3,756.26
|
$216.65
ZAR3,899.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK81,567.05
|
$4,800.41
ZAR86,403.95
|
|
pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK55.83
|
$2.39
ZAR42.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK40.08
|
$2.00
ZAR35.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK58.62
|
$2.95
ZAR53.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK280.99
|
$34.21
ZAR615.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK120.95
|
$7.81
ZAR140.57
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK748.62
|
$49.09
ZAR883.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK315.81
|
$34.65
ZAR623.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK785.73
|
$92.30
ZAR1,661.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,132.15
|
$98.31
ZAR1,769.47
|
|
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