Cost of living comparison

Copenhagen, Denmark

compared to

Pretoria, South Africa

Pretoria vs. Copenhagen Cost of Living Summary

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.

Pretoria vs. Copenhagen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.5% less for restaurants

	Copenhagen	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.56 DKK141.72	$8.52 ZAR153.31	-60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.37 DKK94.48	$4.68 ZAR84.27	-67.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.78 DKK24.85	$1.01 ZAR18.14	-73.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 DKK19.58	$0.81 ZAR14.61	-72.7%
Average			-68.5%

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pay 50.3% less for groceries

	Copenhagen	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$3.78 DKK24.86	$1.07 ZAR19.33	-71.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.47 DKK42.54	$3.70 ZAR66.52	-42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.42 DKK48.80	$4.91 ZAR88.41	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.75 DKK31.24	$2.35 ZAR42.23	-50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.10 DKK33.52	$2.08 ZAR37.36	-59.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 DKK9.27	$0.69 ZAR12.43	-51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 DKK9.30	$0.68 ZAR12.32	-51.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 DKK9.93	$0.73 ZAR13.05	-52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.12 DKK13.91	$0.75 ZAR13.55	-64.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 DKK7.03	$0.64 ZAR11.51	-40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DKK5.94	$0.58 ZAR10.49	-35.5%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 49.0% less for transportation

	Copenhagen	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.78 DKK51.16	$5.05 ZAR90.95	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.30 DKK659.38	$65.32 ZAR1,175.37	-34.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,303.99 DKK330,688.40	$19,084.78 ZAR343,411.29	-62.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.43 DKK160.62	$8.78 ZAR157.91	-64.1%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 45.6% less for housing

	Copenhagen	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.84 DKK242.18	$39.13 ZAR704.13	+6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,691.68 DKK11,120.74	$416.34 ZAR7,491.68	-75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,264.98 DKK8,315.75	$379.25 ZAR6,824.20	-70.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$151.98 DKK999.09	$86.03 ZAR1,548.02	-43.4%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 62.3% less for childcare

	Copenhagen	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$580.24 DKK3,814.40	$216.65 ZAR3,898.42	-62.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,599.95 DKK82,829.57	$4,800.41 ZAR86,378.45	-61.9%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Copenhagen	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.62 DKK56.69	$2.39 ZAR42.93	-72.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 DKK40.70	$2.00 ZAR35.91	-67.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.05 DKK59.52	$2.95 ZAR53.15	-67.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.41 DKK285.34	$34.21 ZAR615.58	-21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.68 DKK122.83	$7.81 ZAR140.53	-58.2%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 38.6% less for clothing

	Copenhagen	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$115.64 DKK760.21	$49.09 ZAR883.26	-57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.78 DKK320.70	$34.65 ZAR623.46	-29.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.38 DKK797.90	$92.30 ZAR1,660.84	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$174.89 DKK1,149.67	$98.31 ZAR1,768.95	-43.8%
Average			-38.6%

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